Absence

From what you tell
Could be, seems to all go silently swell
slow moving, yet choppy 
who needs to know when
you drive your consciousness 
under that well
Its gone, or absent, lingering
From past effects and hidden unresolved
defects
which the soul refuses to call home
Vanishes yet holds to the ground
deeper than any emotion
Prying, crying for sanity
Yet, do you know?
Only the sane have true knowledge of 
reality, only amplified. Distorted.
Does it make it wrong? Sometimes,
but create your depth for a purpose and execute it back
into your mantra
your soul no longer walks alone. 
Drive on home.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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February 27, 2017 at 11:15 PM
I sometimes wonder... DO sane people have true knowledge of reality? Mine can be very distorted, but I do not consider myself sane. Wonderful first poem you wrote here, that leaves me thinking.... Welcome to PoetrySoup.
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February 28, 2017 at 12:25 PM
Thank you. Perhaps the motive behind the sane allegation really is a contradiction- you can't feel reality unless you have lost sanity.
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