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Donaya Raven
Full Member (100+ posts)
214 Posts
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 Posted - 07/19/2006 : 14:52:16
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I have jet lag 'most every year
And though I find the prospect drear
It's a natural phenomenon
One week or so, and then it's gone
But lately I've been pondering
How I have it without wandering
I went to bed at seven last night
And I woke before the morning light
My father, seeing me full dressed
Though thankfully, not depressed
At five-thirty AM, long after I awoke
The words that he then camly spoke
Reflected on my emotion's wealth
"You're jet lagged from inside yourself!
"You've been lost in mazes inside
"It's no longer up for you to decide."
Meanwhile, my teachers applaud
Though they may find it a little odd
How my alertness in the morning hours
Juxtaposes with sleep's dragging powers
In the afternoon, when hot-heavy hangs
The minutes, where everything
Drags slow and slower as I wilt
There may even be a glimmer of guilt
As for showers, those aren't so neat
When every cell is begging for sleep
Consequently, I retire
Even if during the day I have perspired
And wake up ten hours after
Before the day, life, love, and laughter
And hope that running water won't disturb
My parents or the singing birds
My conclusion is that if I eat
Wash, work, and then eventually sleep
At some point during the night or day
Whether it's at the same time, it's okay
I don't need to stick to rules
As long as I still do well in school
There's no reason to worry, no reason to dread
For now, I'm going back to bed
(This is bravado, as you will see
I really can't stand for this to be
Elongated in time
Remembered in rhyme
I want to live like other girls
Not ones on other sides of the world
I hope, I cling to normality
Someday things must grow easy)
Best of blessings and lots of love.  |
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| RayMetz100
Starting Member
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Posted - 08/14/2006 : 11:19:49
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Sounds like my many small manic episodes over the last 5 years after first being diagnosed and hospitalized. Since I know it's mania, I'm scared of not sleeping at the right hours though. I was self-medicating with lithium when I felt that way until my sleep got back on track during each small incident.
Last time my self medicating didn't work though and I ended up in the hospital for the second time. The hospital visit freaked out my family, but it wasn't the end of the world and I'm snaping back again so it's not all bad.
I enjoied your poem and relate to it so thanks for posting it.
-Ray |
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