Manic
It's 4:15 am
Not a wink of sleep again
She's not even tired
Not scared she'll get fired
Missed work for 2days straight
Made no effort to even show up late
She doesn't even notice this trend
It happens from time to time, again and again
She knows that she'll be just fine
She's queen of the universe, at least in her mind
She's eaten one meal in the last 48 hours
She feels like she's higher than the Eiffel Tower
Will anything get in her way?
She could build Rome right now, in a day
Thoughts racing, so many ideas
So called friends who never come near
Not since the diagnosis, not that they'll say
She knows that's the reason they now stay away
Some tell her it's fake and she doesn't need meds
They tell her to just try harder, it's all in her head
It IS in her head, she's seen the scans of her brain
She doesn't understand why people think she's insane
She knows she should stop, but has no desire
Petal to the metal while there's still air in her tires
She hates when this all comes to an end
When she has to enter the "real world" again
Will this time be 2 weeks or only 5days
Will she wake up at home, or in the hospital, confused and dazed
She'll enjoy it while she can, she's having so much fun
Like Icarus, it'll last until she gets too close to the sun
So for now she's confident and cool amidst everyone else's panic
She's queen of the world, she's totally manic
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