To coincide with Movember and to continue with our awareness campaign Men’s Wellbeing Matters, throughout November we’re sharing a series of mental health blogs written by men in order to break stigma and open up healthy and helpful conversations.
“Got to Find A Way” is our third blog and takes the form of a powerful song written by Robert from our Creative Writing Group. It is about struggles of a life without self-care and trying to find a healthier way of dealing with hurt by opening up and saying what you want to say.
“Just because I was hating,
Secretly seething and baiting.
No-one knows what the big deal is,
When I’m alone sick n naked.
So I got to find a way,
A better way, a healthy way.
Got to find a way a better way,
Some other day, another day.
When I was a lover,
There were always others.
Girls and barmaids everywhere,
For a life without self care.
I got to find a way,
A better way, a clever way.
I got to find a way.
A nicer way, a different day.
When I was a fighter,
I’d burn candle wax with lighters.
Dripping wax on fingers,
Licking blood off fingers.
I got to find a way,
A better way, a better way.
I got to find a way.
A nicer way, some other day.
When I was a loser,
I was a locked up bruiser.
Fighting cops in high streets,
Waking up in beds with new meets.
I got to find a way,
A better way, a better way.
I got to find a way.
A finer way, but on another day.
When I was forced on the sick,
Life was boring as sh*t.
Hated way people got funny,
When I asked for money.
We got to find a way,
A better way, for a better day.
We need to find a way.
All of us need, a better day.
Freedom is like a flower,
Blooming to speak truth to power.
Never let them cage you for speaking,
This life ain’t meant for weaklings.
We got to find a day,
When we say, what we want to say.
Got to find a way to fight to say,
No Twitter cancel sway.
We got to find a way,
A freedom day, no backing away,
We got to find a way, don’t let them say,
What we are not allowed to say.
So we got to find a way,
A better way, a better way,
Got to find a way, a clever way,
No fighting today.
Got to find a way, a better way, now today.
Got to find a way, a better way, now today.
Got to find a way, a better way, now today.
Got to find a way, a better way, now today.
(repeats until almost a scream)
Want to blog for us?
Did this inspire you to share your story? If you would like to contribute to this blog series, please email Connie, our Communications Lead at connie@maryfrancestrust.org.uk. The blogs can be poems, song or videos – whatever format you feel most comfortable with!
