Notes About The Poem

I wrote this poem many years ago. Now that I am retired, it no longer applies to me.  Unfortunately, though, it still applies to many other people in this frenetic society.

Insanity

I saw the little old man
With long white hair and yellow eyes
Whisking on windy nights
Through street lights and puddles.
I told him how I spend twelve hours a day, 
Chasing, racing, and bracing, 
And he gave me a wink and a yawn.
I asked him how I could stay awhile
On his sweet, secret, gentle side, 
But he vanished without a clue.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Gauthier Avatar
June 2, 2021 at 10:16 PM
A FAVE ~ I can so relate ~ back before I retired !
Mays Avatar
June 8, 2021 at 6:52 PM
Thanks. Unfortunately, this applies to so many people caught in the rat race. I was one of them for thirty years. So different from how life should be.
Delaney Avatar
August 1, 2019 at 4:51 AM
I can relate to this, Carol: only in hindsight can I see that these flights of fancy are necessary to keep our sanity. Lol SuZ
Marcum Wong Avatar
January 29, 2019 at 11:24 PM
One never knows the reasons for a strangers behavior so we should think twice before we jump to judge. I can relate Carol. xxoo
Mays Avatar
February 23, 2019 at 11:21 PM
This was not a real person; it was a fantasy figure who represented someone who didn't have to deal with all the stress of daily life.
Blown Avatar
November 27, 2018 at 11:38 PM
interesting theme...is it possible to explain about the old man
Blown Avatar
November 29, 2018 at 9:50 AM
good point...after all we are just 'sensors' in space
Mays Avatar
November 28, 2018 at 3:37 PM
He's just a fantasy elf figure created in my imagination when I was desperate to escape from the situation. My point was that even seeing a hallucination like that would be more sane than how I was living my life, and how many other people are forced to live their lives.
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