Lithium stopped his mood swing.
It made him steady.
Grief didn’t turn to despair.
Annoyance didn’t turn to fury.
But he also loved less intensively and fortunate moments were no longer perfect.
Lithium controlled him.
He was reassured by it.
As if he was an animal to be sedated with a syringe.
He walked steadily across a narrow ridge.
On the left the Laugh, on the right the tears.
Hatred on one side, love on the other.
Only a little step and his mood took a 180-degree turn.
The Lithium helped to control this.
It made his feelings solid.