This is a poem written by one of our young female patients, shortly after she was admitted to our hospital:
I am scared, I am nervous
All these unfamiliar faces
All these unfamiliar walls
I don’t like change
It’s not what I’m used to
I feel out of place
I feel alone, everything is new
I feel trapped, I feel like I don’t belong
All these strange surroundings
It doesn’t feel quite right
I am joyful, I am hopeful
Everything is going to be alright
All these new faces
All these new walls
It is just what I need
A new change, a new start
I feel like I belong
I feel like I will fit in
All these strange surroundings
I feels fantastic within