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December 15, 2014
By aredrosie BRONZE, Mandeville, Louisiana
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And like the sea, im constantly changing from calm to hell.

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I carry the ocean inside me.
I drudge through cruel storms,
ride waves big and small.
I go in and out with the tides.
I boil, I freeze.
I carry beauty within me, as well as horrifying creatures.
But I have yet to see the shore.
And I fear I will sink into the ocean inside myself without ever stepping foot on land.
I carry the ocean inside me.

© Abigail W., Kamuela, HI

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This poem really explains the struggle I go through with having bipolar disorder.

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