A crazy question

A photo of a pile of prescription pill bottles.

Photo courtesy of Haley Lawrence on Unsplash

Bipolar, crazy, mentally ill
Manic or depressed? Which way do I feel?
Should I self medicate?
Or should I take their stupid pill?
My life has been marred, perhaps ruined
by a series of episodes
lost jobs, lost family, lost all of my control
I feel alive when I’m manic, and most like myself
But then manic turns to maniacal
And then I need help
The pills deaden my senses, steal my joy, and make me feel numb
Unless you suffer from mental illness, the question of whether to medicate probably seems dumb
It seems the obvious choices are being a zombie from The Walking Dead
Or being the crazy girl with problems in her head


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