Bipolar

Standing out in a school of fish

Feeling different than all the others

All alone in a crowded sea

Finally sinking to rock bottom

I remember the ocean of tears

That is echoing in my head

As disappointment washes over me

I suffer from emotions

That are swimming through my mind

I want them to be still

Then, the tsunami overflows again

Pulling me away from shore

I look around frantically

Reaching for a lifeline tossed toward me

From where it’s least expected

My mother