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Confess if I dare

Dare me to diagnose my condition?   I'm diagnosed with depression Or rather does depression have me Even the sad rain cries for me Or do I cry because of rain I’m bipolar type one Or so I’ve been diagnosed My depression tells me I’m two Or is my mind a torrent of rain I’m an addict to dopamine Or does scarcity seek fullness I’ll nosh on forbidden fruits till I’m sick Or is giving up Eden so easy I’m a disgruntled loner Or does the loner keep others away Unable to invite patient guests in Or am I none of these labels I’m a crazy worker bee Or does the hive have me To the gulags this soldier goes Or has Solzhenitsyn lost his queen I am loved by a few someones Or does someone feed my love The unlovable embraced by a few Or does depression dismiss them I feel the sadness in every rain I sense earth’s mad polarity I am a hungry beast to a feast I’m a lone tiger in a company of wolves I’m loved even in my lonely Siberia I’m a question more than definition Or am I the answer unfulfilled? Or will I let love go unanswered? Spin the bottle, hoping it's not me I dare me to diagnose myself

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Date: 1/20/2024 5:13:00 PM
Many hugs to you, Triny. I know that depression is like a constant roller coaster of emotions and feelings. But poetry is a great outlet to help cope.
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Date: 1/20/2024 2:48:00 AM
i am sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with this condition, there are many who suffer from this and many on here also.. Poetry is a perfect catharsis to help with these conditions.. I hope you find the help that you need and the support.. You expressed with a lot of deep and raw emotions and made it sound so poetic... Thats the beauty of poetry..
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Date: 1/20/2024 1:49:00 AM
What a poignant and sincere write this is, about mental health and questions that come with being diagnosed, i know few loved ones diagnosed with bipolar and i know they do too wonder sometimes if they were really what they were told. I love howevrr how youv phrased your emotions here in such eloquence making your feelings flow. “ I feel the sadness in every rain “ i felt those the most and the opening as well as “ Or am I the answer unfulfilled? Or will I let love go unanswered?” Soul hitting!
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