Writing

"Tell mom what you want. Mom might not be able to afford the gift, but she would tell dad, and when dad came, he would have it."

Thank you for letting me know that it moved you.

This was a piece written when I'm in my manic phase (I am bipolar) and for some reason, those pieces tend to be powerful.

Writing when I'm not in my manic phase does not have heart, and my meds prevent me from going full-on manic, so I stopped trying to push it. It hurts that I can't write, but it's better than writing crap.