Negative to positive (23 poems) by Jellyhead aka Gerald Francis O’Dowd
Negative to positive is Gerald’s journey from mental ill-health to gaining his Master’s Degree in 2014. These poems represent coming from a dark place into light. The poems span a number of years starting in the early 90s and include his first published poem ‘Losing my pain and fear’

Poem listing

1. Poem for Joseph
2. Phoenix rising
3. Panic then sunshine
4. Losing my pain and fear
5. Artist of 1919
6. Not amused
7. Shine your light
8. Love and hope
9. King of kings
10. 12 Rounds of madness
11. Anger and rage
12. Blue
13. Family love
14. Youth are torn
15. Dark times
16. My back garden
17. Inner city mumma
18. Be brave
19. Sally
20. Lost souls
21. Billy boy
22. Abused
23. Butterfly