Dear Bipolar - a Poem

Dear Bipolar,

Here's a letter

Words of dolor

Seeking better

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You play a game

Switch night and day

Distort the frame

Chase love away

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You cause voices

Scream in my mind

Limit choices

Spew thoughts unkind

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You hide the truth

Behind thick veils

Cause me to sleuth

Wander dark trails

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You tell me lies

Pretend they're facts

Connect with ties

Tragic impacts

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You make me doubt

All that is me

Push reason out

Tell me to flee

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You strum on fears

Anxiety

Ending the years'

Sobriety

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You make me want

To end the fight

Give up the jaunt

Slip into night

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But I'm the man

Who never quits

Proves what I can

With fights and fits

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I hold to hope

Know you can't win

Laugh, cry, and cope

Repent of sin

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One battle lost

Never the war

I pay the cost

Get off the floor

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I prove to all

What can be done

You will fall down

Then stand and run

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I raise my fist

Shout my decree

Leave you this list

Sincerely, Me

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Living with mental illness is a constant battle, but one you can win. Never surrender and never give up.

Until next time, keep fighting.