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I remember an old lady who I looked after when I worked in a hospital. She had no surviving relatives and was particularly distressed about having no one to grieve when she died.
I have spent many years learning to cope with my own depression and helping other people with their's. I came to the conclusion that mental illness is basically unhappiness.
I wrote this poem about a friend who had several relationships with women but frequently left them and seemed to be happy living on the streets of London.
A poem I wrote about a tramp who used to live on Northumberland Street in Newcastle. He disappeared after 1992 and I understand his name was Tom and he was killed by a car near Newcastle Airport.