i am you you are me

One time or another we’ve all needed help

If you deny it you’re fooling yourself

Depression, anxiety take root in us all

and hide us from others behind a cruel wall

Bipolar disorder or eating afflictions

some are genetic, some are addictions

Some need more help, some need a nudge

In either case, yours not to judge

God put us here to look after each other

would you turn away if you had your ‘druthers?





Joseph Tradii

Joseph Tradii won numerous creative writing awards for his work in advertising before turning to poetry. He has taught writing at Central Washington University and his poetry has appeared in Hevria Magazine. His interests also include classic Hollywood cinema and crawling old, independent bookstores.