Dear Bipolar

by Avrii Monrielle   Feb 25, 2016


Get out of my head
Take away these thoughts
Go away, mania
I'm begging you
Don't overtake me
I've been on so many meds
Just to deal with you
I always get allergies
I can't love right
I can't keep my friends
My emotions are whacky
I obsess
I depress
I try to purge
I try to scratch
I've tried to cut
I've binged
I gain weight
I lose weight
I get called names
Can't trust myself
Can't trust others
Never good enough
Can't behave
I'll can't be boxed in
And when that happens
They'll inject me
Leave me, bipolar
I'm scared.

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  • 8 years ago

    by Em

    This shows just how people with bipolar feel in a quick, sharp and short piece. Well done

  • 8 years ago

    by Brenda

    Really good, mental illness is a daily battle, super hard, you really put a picture to the struggle.

  • 8 years ago

    by Dagmar Wilson

    Bipolar can be treated but is not cureable. I can relate to each of your lines. Emotions playing a trick on us, going from happy to sad and ending in a dark hole. People even the ones close to us react in a cruel way sometimes. They don't understand that we have no control and we are fighting very hard. The meds can make it worse at times. Take it one moment at the time and do the best you can. Never give up hope . Surround yourself with positive things and keep writing. There are others who truly understand your pain. I am one of those. Take care and bless you.

  • 8 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    Avrii

    This really does hit hard, heightened by the quick-fire lines which give it a really punchy and desperate feel.
    I do not know much about this condition but I know it affects people terribly and this poem seems to sum up how difficult it is to live with perfectly. Your fear and loathing of this and what it has done to you come through loud and clear.
    Great write. Take care,
    Ben