POEM STARTER
Submitted by Brittany Lawson
Write a poem about someone stuck in a cycle of self destruction. Just as they are about to exit the cycle or have a breakthrough, the poem starts back at the beginning.
Bipolar, Part II
I hardly notice.
The downward spiral began weeks ago.
A general malaise that sinks between the cushions,
suffocating the Ego,
strangling my worth.
Until I'm worthless.
How odd the mind ping pongs
like a fly in a room, walls made of glass.
I'm hopelessly trapped to the point
that I pray the flyswatter comes.
Then...
I rise, like a deep sea diver
that finally reaches the surface,
and see the light.
Ah! Fresh air!
A dread of the inevitable covers
like the slightest foggy morning.
I live my life.
The days pass by...
Until...
I hardly notice.
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