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From 1 Extreme 2 the Next Happiness Regret Personified

1 minute smiling Like a Cheshire cat Laid in wait like a masked paid assassin Only for 2 minutes later To be found crying Lying in the fetal position Sucking on your own thumb Like a new born baby Cradled in a manger No 1 knows or for what Apparent reason either or either occurs We seldomly even know ourselves Let alone are able to help or can stop it Despite full well knowing the signs From the initial onset institaneously We simply don't or can't tell What is going about to happen From 1 minute moment to the next Until eventually the dust has settled And we are no longer smiling But crying filled with remorse and regret

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Date: 11/8/2023 5:50:00 PM
You personified the extreme switch in emotions so well and so many will relate to this and of course those who suffer from mental health will definitely see how it can describe their emotions, especially those who are bipolar and have border line personality disorder..
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 11/9/2023 4:16:00 PM
Thank you Silent One A Silent Killer never knowing or seeming to be in charge from One moment or minute to the next What is coming and about to happen Such extreme veering between being able to handle and cope with each individual episode Yes it is disorienting

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