The Shadow Chaser

He commit for treatment people with manic depression and schizophrenia Medical terms used by psychiatrists for those they consider mad People who at times feel happy for no reason And at other times seem sour withdrawn and sad But the psychiatrist himself ought to be committed If you can go by what some people say If rumours are true the man has lost his senses And for his own good should be locked away. He's been seen in the parkland chasing shadows Strange for a man of fifty bald and gray For chasing shadows don't seem normal for an adult It is a game only young children play. There is no harm in one who chases shadows He's one you need not have to fear or dread But for an adult it seems strange behaviour And in some way he seems not right in the head. He is an expert on mental behaviour And many think him clever wise and sane But if some people say they see him chasing shadows Then doubts about his sanity remain. And if this be so the doctor like his patients For his own safety should be locked away But more than often there is little truth in rumour And what's been said might only be hear say.