madness is
both with in and with out
striving to breathe
but not to shout
madness is
erosion from inside
it’s losing and mourning
all that has died
madness is
a time tested cope
whilst avoiding the blade
the pills or the rope
madness is
spent sadness angered
locked out inside
mentally hampered
madness is
lips flecked with foam
part of a crowd
but all so alone
madness is
a doubt stained soul
a fragile grasp
of waning control
madness is
the grip that has failed
or a simple pining for
the ship that has sailed
madness is
bold, subtle; unique
it might let you talk
but it won’t let you speak
madness is
just under the skin
it gets in and stays there
and emanates from within
madness is
an unsafe haven of self
rancidly rotting reality
an unhinged do-it-yourself
madness is
a vision you can’t see
a scratched reality darkened
bad fruit off a mostly good tree
madness is
slow burning fires
and inside those hot embers
it sometimes sleeps but never tires
madness is
not the devil, just a clone
while misery loves company
this beast resides all alone
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About the Creator
Brenton F
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WOW! This is brilliantly crafted, Brenton. The scariest part is that this is written as if from intimate familiarity. There are so many great lines to choose from, but one that stuck with me strongest may have been, "it might let you talk, but it won’t let you speak". And this one: "a time tested cope/whilst avoiding the blade/the pills or the rope". Frightening stuff, Brenton! Thanks also for sharing the music with this.
All of this is absolutely amazing but the rhythm to "madness is/a time tested cope/whilst avoiding the blade/the pills or the rope" is especially phenomenal. Well done!
l especially liked "bad fruit off a mostly good tree" 😁😁
What a fabulous ending. Any other ending would have been madness
Fan5astic social commentary poem!!!💕❤️❤️