Surmounting the Mental Health Mountain

In honor of National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month, Rhue shares a powerful poem, “Surmounting the Mountains of Depression,” highlighting the importance of acknowledging emotional struggles, breaking the silence surrounding mental health and seeking support.

Through thoughtful verses, Rhue reminds us that mental health deserves just as much attention as physical health.

Surmounting the Mental Health Mountain

Some get the impression

That symptom suppression

Will halt regression

And stifle depression

But the key to progress

Is not trying to impress

by refusing to confess

That we’re drowning in mess

Suffocating in trauma

And quicksands of drama

While in work clothes or pajamas

We face endless  dilemmas

We faithfully count calories

Working out in a frenzy

Guzzling vitamins and smoothies

While mental muscles atrophy

Let’s bring interventions to the forefront!

End the risk-taking and self-injurious stunts

We are guaranteed to ascend and surmount

When we acknowledge that mental health counts!