Having a flurry of ideas walking tall, and sleeping gently after medication is no disguise for the thinness of the thread. Staying in one place when your system slows down strengthens the thread. The thin line Stiffens. The way to write with bipolar disorder is a challenge. The thought is there struggling to come out.
Words splash on the page like a pointillist s canvas.
Every letter dictating a thought. Every word building a sentence. Every sentence telling a story. Try to catch a burst of enthusiasm, a rising thought, and a slide back to normalcy. It s not easy but the painted picture is already there.