Of all the mental illnesses, bipolar disorder is the most mysterious
The list of artists that have had it is long and glorious
Many of these artists you may know
Edward Munch, Edgar Allen Poe, Hemingway, Picasso and Van Gogh
People who shift between extreme productivity, creativity and insight
That goes far beyond what would be normally possible day and night
To severe bouts of depression and deep despair
It’s a chronic incurable illness, there is no repair
Even Albert Einstein, the genius of geniuses had all the symptoms
Didn’t stop his theories being awesome
But the cost of being bipolar is high
Make no mistake, you can die
Which puts me in a fix
The average bipolar patient dies between 55 and 66
So here I am with the facts and statistics
I’m just going to have to risk it
There is no cure
Just carry on
What else can I do?
I shall finish with a quote
Something a famous doctor once wrote
“Bipolar is often referred to as the dark side of creativity, it disproportionately affects people otherwise known as uncommonly gifted or even geniuses”
I must address without a guess and not suppress just totally express without duress that I am in someway gifted due to this illness
I wouldn’t change anything I must profess
