say what you mean

baruchandroll:

myvivavoce:

healingsakina:

if by “crazy”
you mean uncontrollable
then say uncontrollable
and think about why
you think people
should be controlled
 
if by “crazy”
you mean unpredictable
then say unpredictable
and tell me why
unpredictable is
a bad thing
 
if by “crazy”
you mean volatile
then say volatile
and consider that
the mentally ill aren’t
any more than others
 
if by “crazy”
you mean eccentric
then say eccentric
and try to appreciate
the way they
see the world

if by “crazy”
you mean bigoted
then say bigoted
and recognize that
bigots are not victims
of an illness

if by “crazy”
you mean incomprehensible
then say incomprehensible
and then ask some
questions and seek
to comprehend

Yes!

“Crazy” is the last and worst of my bad verbal habits and I am trying my hardest to cut it out. This poem is a great explanation of why everyone should try to do the same thing and a great reminder for me to redouble my efforts on this front.