O, How I Wish

At times I'm all sweetness and light
   At times I'm just darkness and blight

When I'm sweetness and light, everything's right
   When I'm darkness and blight, my world turns to night

O, how I wish I could turn off the switch
   Or pretend it's a computer glitch
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Pigeon Tart Avatar
August 27, 2018 at 8:15 PM
I like it :) xomo!
Faulkner Avatar
August 27, 2018 at 1:36 PM
My husband is bi polar (among other things) and needs to take medication every day - when he hasn't, he's a mean as a bear! This made me think of that, very touching-
Wolf Avatar
August 27, 2018 at 2:07 PM
This one was unintentional, of course… but I'm pleased that it genuinely touched you. … And much as we rue being on meds, I know that if I didn't make my hyperthyroid pill daily, my hand would shake like a leaf...
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