A Poem of Mine

Hear Again · 06-04-2009, 05:22 AM

Hi everyone,

This is a poem I wrote about my bipolar. I know it doesn't have anything to do with deafness, but it's something I decided to write to express the feelings I've kept bottled up inside about my diagnosis.

If Bipolar Were A Person

If bipolar were a person,
I'd punch it until I had no more energy left inside.

If bipolar were a person,
I'd curse it forever until it chose to hide.

If bipolar were a person,
I'd shake it vigorously and ask "Why?!"

If bipolar were a person,
I'd shout "Please have mercy! I can no longer fight."

If bipolar were a person,
I'd cry a thousand tears over what it left behind.

If bipolar were a person,
I'd beg to be given back what was rightfully mine.

If bipolar were a person,
I'd exclaim "No! You will NOT defeat me! This is MY life."

If bipolar were a person,
I'd remind them that no matter what they do to me, I will survive.

November Gypsy · 06-04-2009, 01:16 PM

*Hugs* You did very well. I can feel a lot pain in that poem, Hear Again, but you know what I also feel? A lot courage, a lot of strength, and a lot of spirit. "No! You will NOT defeat me! This is MY life." You wrote those words and they are the words of a powerful, beautiful person. Now, don't let them go. You can do it girl.

Hear Again · 06-04-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by November Gypsy

*Hugs* You did very well. I can feel a lot pain in that poem, Hear Again, but you know what I also feel? A lot courage, a lot of strength, and a lot of spirit. "No! You will NOT defeat me! This is MY life." You wrote those words and they are the words of a powerful, beautiful person. Now, don't let them go. You can do it girl.

November. I really needed to hear that.

Frisky Feline · 06-04-2009, 03:38 PM

Nice poem. i am sure lots of people who have similiar experiences as yours would love your poem more. I like the last sentences. it is like, just keep going on and think positive.

Hear Again · 06-04-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Frisky Feline

Nice poem. i am sure lots of people who have similiar experiences as yours would love your poem more. I like the last sentences. it is like, just keep going on and think positive.

Frisky. The last line of my poem happens to be my favorite.

Arizona Girl · 09-27-2009, 01:47 AM

I like your poem, thank you for posting it. I'm new to this forum so I don't know you
very well but, in just reading a few lines from this poem you wrote, I feel like I DO
know you, if that makes any sense! Yes, like other posters have said, I feel the
courage coming from you, in that you're saying you WON'T be defeated. Good
luck to you and I hope you keep writing.

CJB · 09-27-2009, 02:42 AM

Hear Again, that's a great poem. It really conveys the idea of where the person ends and the bipolar begins, and how fuzzy that line is, and therefore how it makes you feel like your identity is stolen, but at the same time you won't let it steal you.

06-04-2009, 05:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Hear Again Each day is a gift. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 20,073 Blog Entries: 6	A Poem of Mine Hi everyone, This is a poem I wrote about my bipolar. I know it doesn't have anything to do with deafness, but it's something I decided to write to express the feelings I've kept bottled up inside about my diagnosis. If Bipolar Were A Person If bipolar were a person, I'd punch it until I had no more energy left inside. If bipolar were a person, I'd curse it forever until it chose to hide. If bipolar were a person, I'd shake it vigorously and ask "Why?!" If bipolar were a person, I'd shout "Please have mercy! I can no longer fight." If bipolar were a person, I'd cry a thousand tears over what it left behind. If bipolar were a person, I'd beg to be given back what was rightfully mine. If bipolar were a person, I'd exclaim "No! You will NOT defeat me! This is MY life." If bipolar were a person, I'd remind them that no matter what they do to me, I will survive. __________________ Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE (Implanted: 12/22/04 \| Activated: 1/18/05) Right ear - Nucleus Freedom (Implanted: 2/1/06 \| Activated: 3/1/06) Deafblind/Postlingual

06-04-2009, 01:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
November Gypsy The wandering Gypsy Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern, USA Posts: 421 Blog Entries: 2	Hugs You did very well. I can feel a lot pain in that poem, Hear Again, but you know what I also feel? A lot courage, a lot of strength, and a lot of spirit. "No! You will NOT defeat me! This is MY life." You wrote those words and they are the words of a powerful, beautiful person. Now, don't let them go. You can do it girl. __________________ Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

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06-04-2009, 03:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Frisky Feline Provoke, Pounce, Purr Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,712	Nice poem. i am sure lots of people who have similiar experiences as yours would love your poem more. I like the last sentences. it is like, just keep going on and think positive.

09-27-2009, 01:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
Arizona Girl Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 12	I like your poem, thank you for posting it. I'm new to this forum so I don't know you very well but, in just reading a few lines from this poem you wrote, I feel like I DO know you, if that makes any sense! Yes, like other posters have said, I feel the courage coming from you, in that you're saying you WON'T be defeated. Good luck to you and I hope you keep writing.

09-27-2009, 02:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
CJB deafblind writer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,425	Hear Again, that's a great poem. It really conveys the idea of where the person ends and the bipolar begins, and how fuzzy that line is, and therefore how it makes you feel like your identity is stolen, but at the same time you won't let it steal you.