written by Phil for the DBSA   [Depression-Bipolar Support Association]

(Tuesday it will be read aloud by the Chairman at their next meeting)

 

Because alone,

one sees the lonely,

and thus they can warm each other.

The heart of one

who is alone

keeps beating.

It is like a single hand

that still seeks to applause

life

 

though it claps alone.

The only one to hear it

is another also with one

hand clapping,

and so their hands clap

together.

And everyone hears

and applauds along.

 

We tonight are the ones

who recognize each other

so we can support each other.

Still, we are the ones who

understand uniquely

so we can contribute to society.

We've been the limbless

tossed in white-hot nets.

So now we know to become

the net-work

that captures freedom

and shares it.

And we know the joy of

gratitude

thus multiplying it

into our infinite gift,

to share.