Half a Brain [REV]

There was a young man, gifted beyond measure,
learning ability far beyond the norm; his paintings
and creative writings were exceptional but he was
plagued by anxiety of perfectionist tendencies - &
four successful medical practitioner brothers - he
felt dissatisfied with just being whom he was

Instead of realising an inner artist he also wanted
to make academic study his field - but the stress
proved too much for his aesthetic soul and he fell
ill; diagnosis schizophrenia, so he could only hold
down non-stressful administrative jobs which then
frustrated his creative mind - and much worse:

Since he heard voices he was given the dreaded
deadly psychiatric drugs that quieted the voices
by silencing parts of his brain until he was locked
up in an institution to wither away quietly; not a
burden to anybody, guinea pig of pseudoscientific
practitioners of dangerous psychiatry until he died

A vegetable in the end - dear reader, take heed,
don’t live with too much stress - relax - enjoy life -
don’t strive for perfection as it will drive you mad,
put an early end to your life - just be content with
who you are - don’t measure or compare yourself
with others of your kind: you are unique

Trying to be somebody else will surely stop you
from being you without ever changing you into a
successful person of another kind, you will end
up with half a brain and organ failure thanks to
the wonders of murderous Western medicine….