A poem from a service user:

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