Troubled


Mood swings, mood swings, mood swings
Twelve, seventeen, older, older

Forty-nine
Fetal ball
Rocking, sobbing, looking
For an escape

Mood swings, mood swings, mood swings
Twelve, seventeen, older, older

A gun,
Guns next door
Pointing fingers to my temple

Locked door
Putting hand through
The wall, anger

Mood swings, mood swings, mood swings
Twelve, seventeen, older, older

Mom called it-
Dare not talk
Family weakness

Two suicides
Two depression
Shock treatment

Mood swings, mood swings, mood swings
Twelve, seventeen, older, older

Psychologist
Psychiatrist
Diagnosis

Bipolar disorder
Manic-depression
Mood swings












written for a poetry slam; discussion, suggestions welcomed © right now, Denise A White death • family • sad • society • adult