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Bipolar

Bipolar

It’s 10:09 am when you open your eyes

Everything seems fine

Wiping the crust from the corners of your eye

You get out of bed and take your morning piss

 

10:30 hits as you rush to class

Taking the seat in the middle

For once, determined to be

A good student

 

Somewhere in the midst of the

Molecular theory of matter

You get hit with a wave of fog

C...

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Misunderstood

Misunderstood

 

Time flies when we are together

Insinuating a good time was had

The wetter, the better the sex

The faster time goes

 

Piercing eyes that mesmerize me

Telling me what I want to know

Without realizing it was scripted

The reason behind my ignorance

Your eyes were glazed over

With misguided direction

 

My complex mind

A maze you can’t maneuv...

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