The reader can see within my poetry My rapid-cycling bipolarity But whether up or down I am challenged by The challenge of living before I die Getting through by what I do As hanging on and hoping for the best I Write it up or down as the case may be Living up or down to my reality Glad not to be alone along the way Glad to be along with you Sad sometimes mad all the time from day to day Though I am so I am as you can see Glad above all for the love of you and me Challenged by love to live before we die Here you are as I am too For the best forget the rest I Live my up or down by love as why Steven Curtis Lance