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GO van GOGH!

 



The highs and lows of manic depression



moments of brilliance 



coupled with the inability to tie one's own shoes 



without completely losing patience



racing thoughts



no hunger



can't sleep



can't remember what day it is



incessant need to organize



overwhelmed by all the papers



all the books



walking fast

   



  talking fast



forgetting important things



developing many plan Bs



if you can't find it 



develop another plan



strangely, it feels like you've broken through 

 





a cocoon



suddenly you remember everything 



you ever wanted to do in life



develop a sixth sense



a very accurate sixth sense



no inhibitions



breaking through the river 



between consciousness and subconsciousness



Integrating the two spheres



hard to comprehend



frightening and confusing



but also breathtaking !



somehow you can now communicate with



your subconscious self



manic depression 



can motivate a person to live up to their 



full potential



can awaken a person -- internally and externally



manic depression



can also bring out a person's worst attributes



overly-aggressive, dark and ugly 



van Gogh suffered immeasurably from his illness



tried to resolve his conflicting emotions 



through his paintings



A BRILLIANT MADNESS !



many geniuses have suffered from this illness



evidence of their brilliance



can be found in lyrics



works of art



drama



television



advertising



Van Gogh left his mark



but alas



he succumbed to the brilliant madness



died at a very young age



wrestled with his demons and lost



BUT before he went



he painted a portrait of himself



and Mona Lisa



what i suspect he was trying to say



is that even though he didn't



make it in his lifetime



he is hell-bent on coming back



in another vessel



in another shell



he will finish what he started



van gogh's spirit will never die



In fact, i think he lives in our midst today



just a matter of time before he makes himself 



known to us



(minus one ear)



go van gogh



go van gogh



go van gogh



 



elizabeth