Everybody's Mishegoss
Everybody’s mishegoss*
Is different from our own.
One person’s crazy fears won’t match
The ones to which we’re prone.
Spending time with others
May surprisingly reveal
Ideas and actions out of sync
With how we live or feel.
For all of us succumb to
Thoughts irrational, which lack
A basis in reality,
Appearing out of whack.
Yet we cling to our perceptions,
Feeling justified and smug
While opinions that may differ
Will be greeted with a shrug.
Everybody’s mishegoss,
Perfected and unique,
May surprise or disconcert us
When we manage just a peek.
*craziness
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2023
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