A Manic Meditation On the Bipolar Blues

Wild with unbounded energy tonight,
     I eschew my med's; but I soon then hear 
     the frightful voices trumpet in my ear;
they haunt me into the stillness of night
as I transform into a monstrous sight
     (a version of myself which I most fear,
     and dread, as mania befalls me). Dear
God! why am I accursed with this dire plight!?
Life with bipolar disorder feels tragic,—
     it's like a trial by fire, a hard test:
sometimes this dark disease makes me frantic
     with madness, rapture, and profound unrest
so vile that I become full-blown manic;
     then I am overwhelmed, and feel unblest!
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April 26, 2015 at 5:05 PM
NGOC, thank you for the reply on my comment. PD
Nguyen Avatar
April 27, 2015 at 3:49 PM
PD, you are very welcome as always! Ngoc. :-D
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December 25, 2014 at 9:45 PM
Awesome and deep Sonnet, Ngoc, Enjoy your days and the coming New Year. Love ~LINDA~
Nguyen Avatar
December 26, 2014 at 12:06 PM
Thanks, Linda, for your praise! I hope yours was a very Merry Christmas and I wish you a Happy New Year's! Yours, Ngoc.
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