It Could Be Worse

Mandy had a phobia
So bad that she could burst.
She shook when she was looked at
But said it could be worse.

She scarfed back lots of Ativan
She kept within her purse
But often hid in terror
And said it could be worse.

She really was so lonesome
She tried hard to converse
Overwhelmed with panicking
She said it could be worse.

Brian was all broke inside
In childhood was coerced
He thought he was unlovable
But knew it could be worse.

He walked among the normal folk
And hoped he could reverse
A life of no affection
And feared it could be worse.

He tried to meet some lady
And daily he rehearsed
All the gentle things he'd say
And thought it could be worse.

Kimmy was a young girl
Who swore that she's accursed.
Lived trauma after trauma
But said it could be worse.

All her living memories
From recent back to first
Taught her she was worthless
But still it could be worse.

She drank so much that every day
She drown that inner thirst
And as the world would beat her down
She cried it could be worse.

Trevor had a family
Whose treatment was perverse
He often tried to hang himself
But said it could be worse.

He talked with many therapists
Their responses all were terse
At least he had his health they said
And know it could be worse.

The pain it finally led him
To ride within a hearse
And as he dropped into the grave
He laughed “It Could Be Worse.”