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The Other Side of Crazy

The Other Side of Crazy visited me today She stood at the door Didn't even knock I don't know how long she was there Waiting for me to leave my house So i opened the door and saw her "Not today" I said to her "What about lunch?" She asked "No!...Hi and bye" I responded "I miss you" She said "I know you do" and I smiled "Pleeaaase" she begged smiling back at me You know the kind of smile that tells you, I got you Or maybe if I exaggerate a little, it may also mean, I own you The Other Side of Crazy was my familiar story My backyard pet, my "sad" dragon My short temper, my quick anger My crazy genetics, my unpredictable fire But the Other Side of Crazy was also my Stop all your doing And think before you act

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 8/12/2015 8:07:00 PM

Hey njeri, this is a great poem to illustrate your past and then how you have come to protect yourself in the final verse - Lindsay

Njeri Hunjeri
Date: 9/17/2015 12:54:00 PM

Trudat! thank you Lindsay

Lewis Nyaga

Date: 8/12/2015 2:23:00 AM

Njeri, the other side of crazy is the talented you i see her in your pen, you are a great poet daughter of our big house...BURURI***blessing

Njeri Hunjeri
Date: 9/17/2015 12:54:00 PM

Lewis that's a very big title for me. Ati bururi.:-) THANK YOU

Yolanda Scott

Date: 8/10/2015 12:21:00 AM

Njeri this is really a nice write. I enjoyed reading it!!!

Njeri Hunjeri
Date: 9/17/2015 12:51:00 PM

thank you Yolanda:-)

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 8/9/2015 8:44:00 AM

This is beyond good. Unfortunately we can't choose our genetics but as human beings we have an infinite capacity for change and we can rewire our brains and behaviours. The movie "A brilliant mind" is a great example of our resilience.

Njeri Hunjeri
Date: 9/17/2015 12:51:00 PM

Ill check it out. thank you Richard

Afolabi Muideen

Date: 8/9/2015 6:42:00 AM

I burst into laughing as I read this, it is very funny and it end is excellence and wise.........A.M.

Njeri Hunjeri
Date: 9/17/2015 12:50:00 PM

am glad. thank you A.M

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 8/9/2015 5:05:00 AM

Incredibly vivid, masterfully expressed, didactic! Great work, njeri.

Njeri Hunjeri
Date: 9/17/2015 12:49:00 PM

thank you Demetrios:-)