Darren White Poet Prose Poetry

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Imploding Reality

IMPLODING REALITY

Silent scream
wildly flapping of wings unseen
around this crying head
where eyes are no more
and mouth a wide silence
where ears hear only madness
while mind is anywhere but sane
Violence throws me out of bed
every night on legs that collapse
forgotten they don't work
lugging, tug drag into
that corner
they fly around
cursing me
lashing out
insane
insane
Eyes unsee, ears unhear, mouth unscream
imploding reality

If I am insane
Why can I describe this
so vividly?

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January 3, 2017

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 15, 2017 at 9:25 PM This one punched me in the gut. Here, take this seven while I catch my breath... Darren White April 16, 2017 at 1:02 AM Thanks mo, don't get scared, most of the time I am quite sane.

Tim Smith January 3, 2017 at 9:10 PM I got an email you sent one but cant get to it. I cant post poems either. Darren White January 3, 2017 at 9:14 PM I know yes. It's frustrating. .. I sent the mail using a lot of improvisation. Site has problems

Tim Smith January 3, 2017 at 8:23 PM I cant access soupmail...soup is having issues Darren White January 3, 2017 at 8:26 PM Soup is having serious issues, but I sent you another SoupMail in the middle of my night. Let me know if you found it?

Chris Green January 3, 2017 at 10:09 AM I think you are insane my friend, insanely good. :) Darren White January 3, 2017 at 10:15 AM Haha, ok, insanely good I can accept :) Thank you!

Tim Smith January 3, 2017 at 8:03 AM There is something about The Scream that gets to me and your poem carried that feeling to a T. I'm lucky to get to see this painting it is hanging here in our Art Institute...A definite fav Darren White January 3, 2017 at 8:12 AM The Scream is my favourite Munch painting. I had to live in a few European countries, and for about 7 months I lived in Oslo, and went to the Munch Museet. I will never forget that. Thank you, Tim :)