A Poem a Day
A poem a day
Will keep the psychiatrist away
And the dudes from the asylum
From knocking at my door
A poem a day
Will keep me sane
Hanging on a thread
Halfway between normality
And something more severe than
Insanity
A poem a day
Will (hopefully)
Keep me from cracking
Keep me smiling
Or from crying.
But no laughing
If I do open my mouth to chortle
To bellow or giggle
Chances are, I may never stop
And then you will know that I
Have (officially)
Lost it.
A poem a day
Should be enough to save
This fragile mind
From shattering
From the inside out.
A poem a day
Will keep me pretty occupied
Will fix my mind
On things less painful
Than the obvious
That I (undoubtedly)
Have
Lost
It.
Copyright © Susan Piwang | Year Posted 2013
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