Auntie Ida

was kindness itself

well if you were looking at Auntie

you were looking at me

and looking at me you’re looking at her

just like her

she’d take what I’d say

the only one who could give me a hug

and get away with it

vivid in my mind

If we were both having a good day

nobody could say anything to us

nobody could touch us on them days

if we were having a bad day then it was

I’ve had big journeys all my life

stepped off bridges wider than the widest road

the day you feel it coming all that has been the truth:

thoughts of Auntie Ida so vivid

could say that Ida just walked past the window

someone with a coat like Auntie Ida

I’d insist it was

the two of us stood waiting

for Ida to come through

her face

is it like mine?

anxious to see her

picture

a lovely little daisy

if I could express it

Auntie Ida’s just come in

you haven’t got to be frightened of her

on

a miserable Wednesday

I couldn’t describe her on Wednesday

she’d be so down in the world

Wednesday was one of her bad days

if I could throw Wednesday away

I always think something happened that day

a deep loving August day

she’d change into somebody

but for every bad Wednesday

keep it love

Because you’ll be wondering if tomorrow

she'll be flying through the window

like Peter Pan

Ida Regan

Ward A10

4th December 2009

'Depression is a serious illness. Health professionals use the words depression, depressive illness or clinical depression to refer to it. It is very different from the common experience of feeling miserable or fed up for a short period of time.

When you’re depressed, you may have feelings of extreme sadness that can last for a long time. These feelings are severe enough to interfere with your daily life, and can last for weeks or months, rather than days.

Depression is quite common, and about 15% of people will have a bout of severe depression at some point in their lives. However, the exact number of people with depression is hard to estimate because many people do not get help, or are not formally diagnosed with the condition.' From NHS choices website.

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