the neighbor

[meicalabawen]

It's hard being a parent to a bi-polar child. And although I would not wish this on anyone else, there are times when I wish that the people around me would just think a little before opening their mouths.

the neighbor
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you're up,
then you're down, she said
you must be mentally ill

you're happy
then you're sad, she said
that's not right

and i looked at her and tried
to imagine a life so flat
that anything good or bad
is wrong

and i tried to make her understand
if you're on dry land, i said
and an other is at sea
why do you believe that they
are causing the waves?

but she could not see the sea
could not imagine it
and therefore, i was wrong
for making waves
in nothing

[wyeuro]

this is so sad. and it's also a well-written poem. thank you.
wyverne /|\