THERAPY TUESDAY

Vincent Van Gogh suffered from bi-polar disorder.

BI-POLAR
by Danny Maness

Who am I? 

Sometimes I wonder, 

Peaceful clouds,

Or blasting thunder!

Loving grandpa?

Raging bull?
Both directions,

Feelings pull.

Smiling, caring,

Laugh out loud,

Wanting to avoid the crowd.

Looking up,

To lofty goals,

Crawling down depressing holes.

Acting silly as a clown,

Devastated, down and down.

Making friends,

So easily,

Then losing them,

Afraid of me.

I said some things,

I did not mean,

I threw a tantrum,

Then I screamed.

"I'm sorry," only helps a bit,

It scares them when I have a fit.

My heart is good,

I do believe,

But I wear my feelings,

On my sleeve,

And hurt the ones I love so dear, 

With angry words,

To cause them fear.

Thank God for friends who understand,

Say it's okay, hold out their hands,

Forgive me for my unkind ways,

Then kneel with me, so we can pray.

I could not live without their love,

And God's sweet spirit from above,

Amazing grace it comes for free,

And saves a poor old wretch like me.

FREEDOM BY RICHIE HAVENS (COVER)

My favorite singer will always be the sensational, kind, Richie Havens!

Even though he was young when I went to his first concert, he seemed like a grandpa to me.

Soft deep voice, wise, lots of love, and no teeth.

Seriously! He would sing with no teeth in his mouth, which gave him a unique sound.

His ballads were unbelievably beautiful, like the song "Follow," and he then would rock the whole place down with his rendition of "High Flying Bird" or "Freedom!"

I recorded this cover song before he passed, and I wanted to post it again now.

Not because I sing it that well, or it's a wonderful video, but just as a little tribute to the greatest performer I ever saw in concert!

Now, you may be thinking, why not just post Richie singing this himself?

The reason is, that before he went to heaven he didn't have time to watch my little tribute to him, or didn't even know it existed! 

Now I believe he does, and he has all the time available to do anything he wants! 

He knows I'm sincere, and will get the vibe that I'm posting this today! 

Could be!

Now, don't expect this to be anyway near the greatness of Richie Havens, but just know I loved this man, and wanted to do something in his honor.