Connecting Genius and Madness

* Written for Elly's "At Least Three Proverbs and One Quote Contest" (Modified Haiku with rhyme) Aristotle quote: “There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.” American Proverbs Edgar Allen Poe: “I remained too much inside my head; I ended up losing my mind.” Robin Williams: “You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it” Marilyn Monroe: “Imperfection is beauty; madness is genius.” can genius be found if you fail to look around head buried in ground to stay in my mind others may think I am blind label me maligned welcome is madness if you believe it’s genius and make others guess shall I cling to it this madness, every last bit to genius commit imperfection reigns for people who play mind games desiring acclaims I must not lose this ties to poetic genius deep in mind’s abyss *Written October 4, 2014 The two words are “genius” and “madness” First two verses are a play on Poe’s proverbs Third verse is inspired by the Aristotle quote Fourth verse is a play on Robin Williams’ proverb Fifth verse is inspired by the Marilyn Monroe proverb Sixth and final verse is inspired by the Poe proverb