Black Hog Days
A poem by Paul Pizzolo

Black Hog Days

Winston Churchill suffered from it
Bi-polar is its name
It doesn't matter who you are
Single or suffering fame.

Lithium is a medication
Kurt Cobain named it a song.
It stabilizes the brain
To make sure you live long.

A permanent solution
To a temporary pain.
Suicide is a predicament
That is very hard to tame!

I suffer from it everyday
And I know I can win
If I went my inheritance
Would go to the next of kin.

My inspiration comes from others
That experience the same hurt.
Trying to find nirvana
Listening to my friend Kurt.

Playing the game
Is difficult for me.
A chemical imbalance
Is very hard to see.

Ill live another day
And battle through this disease
Take my medication
And relax my mind please.