Writing from the stemistry lab
Lithium-free therapy
by Christopher Barnes
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.