(5-25-18) I had no idea.
I’ve known for years that Joanna Walker was a tireless advocate in Northern Virginia for individuals with mental illnesses. What I didn’t know until I attended a recent This Is My Brave performance was that she had once been depressed and suicidal. Nor was I aware that she was a talented signer who chose to tell her story both with words and by singing a poignant original song.
On Another Day was written by her daughter, Emily.
Thank you Joanna and Emily for sharing your talents. And thank you, Jennifer Marshall and This Is My Brave for continuing to offer opportunities to individuals with mental disorders to share their personal recovery stories!
On Another Day
On Another day,
You’ll see me up and not so down
On another day
I’ll laugh, I’ll dance, I’ll come around
But today, this is what you get,
I’m just shivering, just trying to forget
Just swingin from a cradle in a tree
I’m swinging from a cradle in a tree
Rock me to sleep, Rock me to sleep
Don’t let me rot, don’t let me grey
Let me fall, let me break
Don’t leave me, Don’t leave me
On another day, when I’m not such a mess
On another day, I’ll love how I look in that dress.
In a week or two, maybe more,
I’ll tidy the kitchen, I’ll answer the door
But for now, just please won’t you stay?
Just hold me close an’ maybe one day…
Rock me to sleep, Rock me to sleep
Don’t let me rot, don’t let me grey
Let me fall, let me break
Don’t leave me, Don’t leave me
I’m no Silvia Plath, no Van Gogh
Won’t cut off my ear, won’t write you a poem.
But I’m tidal you know
I crash like the ocean, I rise and I fall
And I think you know, that today I’m so low, but tomorrow – tomorrow…
On another day,
You’ll find me up and not so down…..
On Another Day: Copyright: Emily Walker. All rights reserved.
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