Not Down
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The doctor drew a horizontal line on a sheet of paper And said, If this represents what you think of as normal Draw another line to show how you feel most of the time Taking his pen I drew another horizontal line Parallel with the first But below it Even normal was no more than a memory to me But I had resisted help Didn't want medication Afraid it might steal what little creativity I had Rob me of my identity Turn me into a husk And creativity Was the only thing that made me feel human I started eating more fruit and vegetables No more meat, fish, eggs or dairy Stopped drinking alcohol And began exercising A brisk walk for an hour each morning before breakfast And every day I took One of the pills the doctor prescribed Change came so slowly it was imperceptible I felt no improvement at all Still not so much bipolar as mono-polar My episodes were depressive but not manic Always down and never up More than three months after I'd first gone to the doctor On a morning when I wasn't thinking about any of this I looked out of the window and saw Silvered rainlight flattening Tiled roofs, driveways And the pitched roof Of our mailbox Until they all looked as though they were made out of tinfoil And above them an arc of sky Reflecting that shine I felt calm At peace Almost lightheaded with it And for the first time Realised I was no longer unhappy
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