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Writing from the stemistry lab

Lithium-free therapy

by Christopher Barnes

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The nanobot injected into the manic patient –
Call it a parasol on wheels,
Furled, ready to dart
In sheer cheerlessness.

It has rights to curable aesthetics.
Wisps and rotating teeth
Power it
Through wibble-wabble membranes.

Rivets, rods, ruffles
Hinged upon spirited efficiency.

Radiance. Twinkling. Unlight –
Exuberance-bamboozling
Squishing back serotonin.