Insanity Or Death

Insanity or Death

Life begins with insanity~~
~Your soul is kicking and screaming, 

Ready to exit with the touch of human hands.
Insanity rides on a gallant stallion ready to pant.
Hides in the mind, mourning its captive soul. 
Ready to breach over holding its breath.
Projecting in and out without a guide.
Bites away at the feast, enchants for freedom.  
From the lips……….....
Taking length against a world of dilemmas, 
Contrasting to a never happy end.
The epidermis cover every wall of insanity.

To live, to eat, and to suffocate it determination without air.
Dramatically hallucination against its will of no wells.
Until it realizes it can drink without water.

No further needs a slumber.
The mind-bends and unfolds to ordinary jolts, 
When left to human consummation.
Insincerely bidding and cutting to die in the sleep.
Is how it pleads!

Graves where dreams have no meaning.
Caves where goodness can be redeemed.
A temple of misguided fortune.
All respect lost to this infection,
The patients’ weight distracted from an antidote.

The madness begins too finds admiration-
That makes catastrophe go on and on.
The psychosis of the mind and mockeries of them will never be gone
Dictating in everything wrong,
Layers of cramped bricks, level the isolation.

Death drags its feet off into this infinite helix world.
A source of light breeding out of darkness.

"Sanity is no friend of mine!"
Insanity is earth herself, 

Where there is life, there is a reason, 
Where there is reason, there is madness,
Where there is madness, there you are,   
Feeling nothing………………...
Lost in darkness................ 

~Your soul is kicking and screaming
Life ends with death~~

(first I feared life, now I fear death)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

123456
Date: 5/21/2014 11:30:00 AM
Where there is madness there I AM! wooooo A maz ing Wicked good! Andrew
Login to Reply
Date: 5/18/2014 7:09:00 PM
This is my favorite from you, Linda. In another life I would've thought about writing this but you would still have better words to give it form.
Login to Reply
Date: 3/14/2014 7:34:00 AM
this is wonderful, great flow and i was able to relate to it… just awesome! Kirbykirb~
Login to Reply
Date: 9/5/2013 5:58:00 PM
Excellent poem! I know how it feels to be "insane" sometimes!...A very emotionally deep and expressive poem that makes one stop and think...Amazing work!....Thank you for reading and commenting kindly on my poem, "Dark Angel"....I think we are very much alike!
Login to Reply
Date: 6/29/2013 3:28:00 AM
I guess we are all scared of death one way or another. Since we do not know what awaits us in the after life.
Login to Reply
Date: 6/22/2013 4:13:00 PM
My life in a poem!! :) I love this one!!
Login to Reply
Date: 6/12/2013 12:24:00 PM
THIS...is my favourite poem!!! A perfect charting of birth, life, death and soul crippling madness. Xx
Login to Reply
Date: 2/16/2013 9:57:00 AM
The crazy ones are always talented and the "normal" ones live uninteresting mundane lives. Waylon Jennings sang "I've always been crazy but it kept me from going insane."
Login to Reply
Date: 2/11/2013 6:02:00 PM
I like the insanity. And this poem is filled with wisdom, and so well described. The ending was chilling. You are left to the nothing...which can mean, to me, everything. Truly fantastic poem, PD!!!!! Always, Laura
Login to Reply
Date: 1/28/2013 11:51:00 PM
You epidermis is showing, lol. Sorry I couldn't resist the corny remark. Lost in darkness, I can't help but love that. I think I've tried to start about 10,000 poems with that, maybe I'm exaggerating it's probably only 9000. I find that is my starting place, here it's toward your ending, but is experience just a vicious cycle of life/death ideas, until we're actually dead? The psychology of a mad man jajajaja. Nice poem Linda.
Login to Reply
Date: 1/11/2013 10:05:00 AM
first time here, wow Linda,, this is so good... you know,, you are being missed
Login to Reply
Date: 12/5/2012 5:13:00 AM
insanity can kill you, but the reason we live for is the most important thing; loved this piece.. great art; -lucas-
Login to Reply
Date: 12/4/2012 8:11:00 PM
So I was just gonna reply to a comment you left me....but I decided to check out your work. I simply love it. Enough said. P.S. I do my best work when I'm delirious so I'd have to go with Insanity...lol. Have an awesome day!
Login to Reply
Date: 11/24/2012 6:36:00 PM
I have gone back and read this piece and i have to say that truly you are blessed with highly creative insight and depth. I truly loved this, it held me captive all the way, and you paint the cycle of life with a delicate brush, sorry for rambling, i just loved this, blessings, Carl
Login to Reply
Date: 11/4/2012 1:28:00 AM
For me, you're such a widely regarded as Greatest Poet my dearest friend and sister, Linda! While re-reading your work, it reminds me of some great pieces/speeches I memorized when i was young (for the competitions) like "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" and some other poems but by William Shakespeare. I will pick one or two poems of yours (Dramatic mono/verse) to memorize, too. Rate the highest for me in all your work! Million thanks! love/hugs:) LG
Login to Reply
Date: 10/12/2012 11:37:00 AM
Yo, Yo P.D Congrats P.D you are the first Quadruple threat I have read, 1000 plus readers. You writing seem to draw upon pain and alleviate it. Cheers
Login to Reply
Date: 9/21/2012 4:41:00 AM
Beautiful! I Just LOVE this!
Login to Reply
Date: 9/16/2012 8:26:00 PM
very powerful! we all seem to view madness from a different point. warm thoughts, Ralph
Login to Reply
Date: 9/14/2012 3:38:00 PM
nice poem,,,,,, you won ;}
Login to Reply
Date: 9/12/2012 10:17:00 PM
Psychosis of the mind and mockeries of time will never be gone.. Dictating in everything wrong.. Damn!! Right On!! so very felt from someone like myself.. TC
Login to Reply
Date: 9/11/2012 4:36:00 AM
Thanks for your comments. It's always a pleasure to hear from you! Have a wonderful and awesome week! Take care! JP
Login to Reply
Date: 9/2/2012 11:06:00 AM
I love the line "Sanity is no friend of mine." Excellent poem!
Login to Reply
Date: 8/22/2012 8:51:00 AM
You're the GREATEST POET in my list, PD. I do read all your poems thoroughly and my feelings are always carried away!!! oh my gosh!!!! i am your avid fan! my heartfelt and warm (belated/on time) CONGRATULATONS on your BIG WIN/s!!!!!!!!! love and hugs, leonora
Login to Reply
Date: 8/21/2012 8:03:00 PM
So well done as usual. Congratulations on your win. Take care Lee
Login to Reply
Date: 8/21/2012 7:11:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win Poet D. Love, Carol
Login to Reply
123456
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter