Hypomania

I need to be set free from myself from time to time, Or else, my manic mind will never find peace Among cognitive processes—the craziness will never cease! It would seem that someone is trying to undermine And distort my coherent thoughts at nighttime; Sleep keeps me up, never offering solace and release. I need to be set free from myself from time to time Or else my manic mind will never find peace. This evil keeper keeps me imprisoned and confined Behind huge metal bars black as grease. I see sanity roam rampant in the yard and graze with geese. I am a convicted criminal though this illness is not a crime; I need to be set free from myself—from time to time. Submitted for Jared's "Rondel" contest