What Comes After Tuesday

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"I'm hearing images, I'm seeing songs no poet has ever painted Voices call out to me, straight to my heart" Cold, emotionless, and her nature, defiant Hard to connect with as well as unreliant A boarding school for outcasts such as Wednesday Revenge for brother, brings on her sinister way Dysfunctional families—ivory towers make wagers Enrolled are lost souls and morbid teenagers Like Arkham Asylum, a long and brutal history Medieval mayhem come to life again in her story Nevermore Island, Romania’s Nevermore Academy Unconventional practices become their enemy Designed for students with extreme personalities Who don’t think their practices convey abnormalities Is an all American coming-of-age supernatural Tangled in spider silk or it’s web, which is factual? And there it is the unscrupulous psycho-therapist A principal’s shapeshifter and her sorceress rapist Forcing thoughts back into some semblance of order Werewolves, vampires, gorgons, and sirens who boarder Are the architectural texts with applications ubiquitous And the requisite archaic desperate mass exodus Dark long tresses, paints it black in gothic dresses Many who are romantic interests she addresses Rises to an ovation with a most clever shadow dance Sanity, reason, balance, rationality, and much arrogance Behind the smiling facade of normality where lie derelicts There lurks a psychopathic serial killer, and other convicts Beyond their control, declined their world of decadence Insanity, lunacy, madness, the outcasts show no evidence Highly severe psychological and physical illnesses? Or real paranormal abominations and alien devises Guiding her are messages from the beyond with passion Her lecture combined intellectual lucidity and compassion

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Valsa George

Date: 1/2/2023 5:36:00 PM

Anaya, you have tried to probe into the intricacies of imbalanced minds. Unfortunately the need for such asylums is rising with greater complexities of life. 'Lost souls and morbid teenagers' mostly from dysfunctional families.....! Your attitude towards them is one of great empathy. An outstanding poem dear Anaya with deep psychological probing and excellent diction. All the Best dear friend.

I Am Anaya
Date: 1/26/2023 3:44:00 PM

Thank you, dear Valsa! I worked hard on this one.

David Kavanagh

Date: 12/27/2022 1:05:00 PM

A brilliant poem Anaya, you capture the insanity of lost reason quite menacingly, and pull no punches on the crimes committed by those with severe psychological illnesses, so many of these criminally insane asylums are built by society out of necessity, I mean what else can we do with these people, paint it black indeed, a Fave, cheers David

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/27/2022 6:15:00 PM

David my New Year's resolution: To Slow Down! Wow, I can't thank you enough for your kindness, your kind heart, that you would fave it. Yes! Cheers and Happy New Year!

Silent One

Date: 12/27/2022 12:35:00 PM

wow what an excellent poem and that music is perfect for it.... it is also a thought provoking poem with many facets.. a thoroughly enjoyable read..

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/27/2022 6:17:00 PM

Hello Silent One, thank you for liking "Wednesday" Glad you enjoyed! Happy New year!

Line Gauthier

Date: 12/25/2022 3:24:00 PM

Very cool ~ thanks for the share, Anaya. Happy holidays to you and your loved ones ~

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/26/2022 8:10:00 AM

Thank you Line. Happy Holidays!

Anil Deo

Date: 12/25/2022 4:50:00 AM

I don't know Anaya. But I do assume after a very hot Thursday, comes FRYday. Shalom shalom firca blessed Christmas Season. Great 2023 for us in poetry, too. Amen

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/25/2022 9:45:00 AM

Ha ha, Anil. Wednesday, she is from "The Adams Family" who are outcasts. The contest required your take on Arkham Asylum. Imprisoned in her own psyche, xedit vibes. Merry Christmas! 'OY Shalom Anil! Amen to that! Hugs ~Anaya