Love Poem: ''Being Bipolar Is Like a Rose'': a Sequence of Tankas
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Written by: Ngoc Nguyen

''Being Bipolar Is Like a Rose'': a Sequence of Tankas

Being bipolar
is like a Rose whose bloom is 
missing some petals: 
but her color is deeper 
than all the other roses.

She may never be
part of a "perfect" bouquet:
but her rich pigment
is a rare, precious paint for
Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."

Alas! She might not
be like the long-stemmed lily 
from the dells of life:
but her scent is the choicest, 
and makes the finest perfumes.

Being bipolar,
therefore, is like a Rose that's 
missing some petals: 
but her savor is sweeter
than all the other roses.