Bipolar Brain
My shattered brain jumps the rails
I flinch with electric pulse
Echoes of sound wake me from slumber
Parkinsonian tremors
My limbs like tree branches in a cyclone windstorm
I swallow the smooth pill
I swallow the rough pill
The hollow cry of a nightmare
bursts through
I awaken
Surrounded by Laura
My beloved friends and family
The hounds kiss my bleeding ears
I fall to the earth
love is a powerful force
I don’t have language right now so I’ve been quiet. I am doing better. Day by day.
Donate to NAMI if you can. Mental Illness is no joke. Hold your beloveds with great care.
I’ve been grieving so much and the surrender is a moment by moment letting go. I love you so much
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Sending you so much love, my beautiful and talented poet friend. Indeed it is no joke. Wrapping you in a big virtual hug. ❤️
Awakening
A poem
Remember the country roads in July
Blackberries and thorn pricked purple fingers
Remember Bittersweet in September
Orange red berries to decorate a wreath
Remember the Virgin Mary in an Oak Tree Ring near the pub
Remember the Indigo Girls barefoot
Remember the blackest Momma Crow cawing hers is the blackest
Remember the hot tea at three with shortbread
Remember the tar bubbles in August
Remember the Mississippi sand dunes under motor bike tires
Remember the Turtle Doves swimming in syncopated harmony
Remember the teddy bear Auntie stitched a vest for and your name on the paw
Remember the taste of honeysuckle in May
Remember kites in March at the park
Remember bonfires in November
I remember your stories
Every wrinkle
Every giggle
every tear