ISBN: 9781783828258 Published: 2024 Pages: 54 Key Themes: Mental Health, Depression, Bipolar, Manic Depression Description This is the opinion of a retired soldier about a lot of aspects of current life. It covers the war in Israel, Gaza and Palestine as well as the one in Ukraine. It offers an opinion on the upcoming American election and gives a personal perspective of the authors life as a retired mentally and physically disabled man who struggles to go about his daily business. This book covers everything from Mike Tyson's fight with Jake Paul to the newly elected Labour party in Britain. There are forty-five poems in this book. They are current and relevant to life today. About the Author Andrew Aldred has been mentally ill for nearly forty years since leaving the Army. He has worked in various jobs and earned the money to buy a house. He has recently been discharged from mental health services but is under their care again. He will always have to take medication and has struggled to survive in the community around Bolton and Farnworth. He has spent significant time in mental hospital and prison and values the freedom he has and never wants to lose it again. He was married and got divorced and his ex-wife is his partner and best friend.