ACCEPTING THE GIFT
I would never be as ill
as father was committed
to my chagrin
I became sicker
while loving him.
Self medicating
was not the answer
to problems
hiding from fears
of becoming like him.
Growing up with two
thinking diseases
I think dualistically
If one is neglected
the other rears.
Noncompliance
runs in the family
after wasted years
I accept
the present.
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