"Yo-Yo"

by Jeph Johnson

 

when I'm
down
my poems
shorten
to haiku superficial
happiness
on the surface and the string
is taut
during one time
of depression
my poems were non-existent
when I'm
up
my odes
go on and on
to novel multi-faceted
depression
layered and the string
is loose
during a period
of elation
my writing wouldn't stop

Author's Notes/Comments: 

2002 

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