Fly

"Fly" Enigma Out of nowhere his voices arrived He thought he’d write a poem Senryu get the In to the Outside Simple magic 3 lines Mind erect his smalls itched freeze dried His mind CPTSD crying lied Laughing outside he watched his inside Hanging unwanted questions out on the literary clothes line snapped tight then closed by all the wooden clothes pegs crying no colour in their lines bingo POTD delivered applied He’s dressed in Gold Lamé Sacrificial bright But they spit him out he’s too Blue dyed Easy release he came for a while he cried They nodded knowingly they smiled He was an Anomaly Not part of their mouse-clicking pride They all wanted a pretty reliable Relatable just like them Tie-Dyed He was an annoying buzzing fly Less than equal they ignored his Soul Sigh He was a treasure box of pearls spilling before swine (LadyLabyrinth / 2020) "Joker" https://youtu.be/uzWv8m-it3Q "Vision & Fury", humanising the Villain https://youtu.be/cKpjCJlZViQ International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html

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Kai Michael Neumann

Date: 2/16/2020 5:52:00 AM

Wow. I prefer meaningful poems like yours over the pretty and glossy ones. Well penned, Kai

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/16/2020 3:49:00 PM

Sometimes, I surprise myself. I hadn't watched Joaquin's rendition until I came across this short in Youtube. It brought to mind a character I met in 2009. Then I began to think of another person I know very well. That prompted me to consider the Joker's mental health diagnosis...which holistically unfolded in my mind to correspond with a person/s outside of the Soup and within. The flawed characters are the ones with the stories that intrigue, and leave you wanting to solve the mystery. I watched the full movie last night, Pheonix delivered a performance that well deserved the Oscar award.

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 2/15/2020 8:59:00 AM

https://youtu.be/jZsoQbfOIGY

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 2/15/2020 7:44:00 AM

Research/ "Joker (2019)/Mental Health and Personality Analysis"

Ts Poetry
Date: 2/16/2020 9:29:00 AM

The Joker movie showed how the mind can change when abused.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/15/2020 8:08:00 AM

https://youtu.be/WrWV443_D5U

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/15/2020 8:02:00 AM

https://youtu.be/967Ckat7f98

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/15/2020 7:59:00 AM

PBA -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudobulbar_affect

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/15/2020 7:58:00 AM

BPD - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/15/2020 7:57:00 AM

NPD - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/15/2020 7:44:00 AM

CPTSD - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_post-traumatic_stress_disorder

Justin Bordner

Date: 2/14/2020 7:00:00 PM

"He was a treasure box of pearls spilling before swine..." a divine metaphor...J.A.B.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/14/2020 9:35:00 PM

I thought so. Characters like that, the ones that are marred by some life experience, the ones that are so not perfect, the ones that are cracked, intrigue me the most. Their history. What is coursing deep under the exterior of a person. The stories that aren't all dripping milk and honey, romance, roses, rainbows, fairies and unicorns. That is what draws my attention.

Ts Poetry

Date: 2/14/2020 8:45:00 AM

When different we are shamed. For they are afraid.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/15/2020 8:52:00 AM

https://youtu.be/b97pwVKWuo4

Ts Poetry
Date: 2/15/2020 8:38:00 AM

https://youtu.be/EpfpqsSALuY

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/15/2020 6:01:00 AM

I take that as a huge compliment then, because Trust usually goes hand in hand with Respect. Goodnight Agent Schmidt. xx

Ts Poetry
Date: 2/15/2020 5:33:00 AM

I trust you... goodnight Leanne x

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/15/2020 4:21:00 AM

It's less than noble, fake. Truth usually takes enormous courage for most. So I applaud the cracked ones who speak truth, by whatever means they get the message across in words or noble deeds done.

Ts Poetry
Date: 2/15/2020 3:52:00 AM

Nothing fake here Leanne...the fires are starting to burn

Ts Poetry
Date: 2/14/2020 10:22:00 AM

He has said his final words...now on to more pressing matters xx

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/14/2020 10:08:00 AM

...give Gervais my regards.

Ts Poetry
Date: 2/14/2020 9:44:00 AM

Exactly, if I could favorite a comment that would be it. xx

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/14/2020 9:39:00 AM

mmm .... 'Authentic'. Bona fide. Genuine. I'm not interested in fake. I am not ignited by same-old-same-old romance dreamscapes, throw burning jagged reality in to the mix, whether it be romance or another genre, you can candy coat it if you must with a bit of Grimms Brothers - but reality wins, every time. Perfect does not entrance me, because Perfect is not real. I'm not fascinated by Mills 'N Boons or doing it the right way by method or recipe.