Mental hell or mental well?

Written for World Mental Health Day 2019



Mental hell or Mental well

For those caught up in mental hell,
Please find a person you can tell. 
Talk to them, be real, be true;
Be open, let them signpost you
Away from living mental hell;
Back to feeling whole and well.


Rachel McCoubrie
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