In the Midst of My Madness

In the midst of my Madness, Encountered, I, my Fate It sang to me a song of Sadness: That my Soul would suffocate! Death doth drip in doleful fits; It asks, "What have you to give?" A thousand hearts of atoms split In the place where Love once lived...

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Kelly Deschler

Date: 9/12/2013 12:42:00 PM

An amazing piece of poetry! Love can make us go crazy sometimes, even when we have love and when we do not. Crazy isn't it?...What I really love about your poems is that they are direct and to the point. And, I don't have to read them over and over to understand it. Excellent work!

Just That Archaic Poet
Date: 9/12/2013 4:11:00 PM

Your review humbles me, Kelly. I always fear that my pieces are perhaps too "existential" or "esoteric" to be easily understood, but I can clearly discern you have a distinguishing eye, and you understand things that only the Soul can perceive :)