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Perfect Storm

by pene 

Posted: 15 August 2003
Word Count: 116
Summary: an insight in to bipolar affective disorder


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Like the perfect storm the perfect manic episode builds from its epicentre
inextricably gathering the flotsam of debris that surrounds it,
expanding swirling ever faster until, in a cacophony of pain and anger,
strength and resolve,it bursts
spraying emotional shrapnel simultaneously
in many non-specific directions.
As it unleashes externally, internally it's strength wanes,
losing momentum the storm ceases to rage,
replaced by calmer winds of consolation
tears like rainfall wash away anger
attempts are made to repair the damage.
Whilst the storm calms the aftershock of instability
humility and paranoia
sucks the remaining strength from within,
leaving the eye blind, vulnerable, open
ready for the cycle to re-spin
it's episodic dances in the epitome of insanity.






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Ellenna at 09:37 on 15 August 2003  Report this post
Describing this change of state of mind in the way you have you.. likening it to a storm.. is perfect. It's very moving..

Ellie :)

peterxbrown at 23:17 on 16 August 2003  Report this post
The perfect storm seems an excellent metaphor for the episodes.
Have you a series of poems about bipolar affective disorder?
This poem would make an amazing and helpful explanation/introduction to the condition for the preface to the collection of poems.It is suitably detatched in its analysis.

I would love to read detailed poems about the feelings and or behaviours which are the "flotsam debris". the insightful "emotional shrapnel" would also be a fascinating subject for a poem which described examples and your responses and the effects.

Your language is very powerful and now I want to know what the episodic dances in the epitome of insanity are like.
Aview from the centre of an episode.



LONGJON at 10:55 on 18 August 2003  Report this post
Hi Pene,

This is a very strong, very direct piece, yet I have this sense of restraint, a stepping away from the poetic as if you feel that you have been poetic enough and shouldn't be more than that. If that, or something like it, is the case, it is so unfortunate, because I think there is a lot in there, waiting to come out and be whatever it can be.

Hope I'm not talking a load of old cobblers. Maybe because I know nothing about bipolar disorder. Enjoyed the work very much.

John P.

pene at 13:52 on 18 August 2003  Report this post
Thank you all for your comments. peterxbrown, i have written lots more about bipolar disorder and it's "effects". I will post more as you have shown an interest, you can also find some more that I have posted previously by going to my profile.
thank again
best wishes Pene

pene at 16:21 on 11 February 2004  Report this post
Hi penny this touched my heart and i thought it was really good you should write some more and that would be nice to hear from you again and pleas would you say hi for some nown reson so hello wont's again so how are you then. How charlie is he ok thats your dog isn't it so wot you been up to, to day had a nice day oh thats nice so have fun looking at your photos im going to go cause some1 want's to go on the computer.
love
kayz
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love you loads kayz


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