Insanity Or Death

Insanity or Death

Life begins with insanity~~
~Your soul is kicking and screaming, 

Ready to exit with the touch of human hands.
Insanity rides on a gallant stallion ready to pant.
Hides in the mind, mourning its captive soul. 
Ready to breach over holding its breath.
Projecting in and out without a guide.
Bites away at the feast, enchants for freedom.  
From the lips……….....
Taking length against a world of dilemmas, 
Contrasting to a never happy end.
The epidermis cover every wall of insanity.

To live, to eat, and to suffocate it determination without air.
Dramatically hallucination against its will of no wells.
Until it realizes it can drink without water.

No further needs a slumber.
The mind-bends and unfolds to ordinary jolts, 
When left to human consummation.
Insincerely bidding and cutting to die in the sleep.
Is how it pleads!

Graves where dreams have no meaning.
Caves where goodness can be redeemed.
A temple of misguided fortune.
All respect lost to this infection,
The patients’ weight distracted from an antidote.

The madness begins too finds admiration-
That makes catastrophe go on and on.
The psychosis of the mind and mockeries of them will never be gone
Dictating in everything wrong,
Layers of cramped bricks, level the isolation.

Death drags its feet off into this infinite helix world.
A source of light breeding out of darkness.

"Sanity is no friend of mine!"
Insanity is earth herself, 

Where there is life, there is a reason, 
Where there is reason, there is madness,
Where there is madness, there you are,   
Feeling nothing………………...
Lost in darkness................ 

~Your soul is kicking and screaming
Life ends with death~~

(first I feared life, now I fear death)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Hart Avatar
May 21, 2014 at 11:30 AM
Where there is madness there I AM! wooooo A maz ing Wicked good! Andrew
Ponce Avatar
May 18, 2014 at 7:09 PM
This is my favorite from you, Linda. In another life I would've thought about writing this but you would still have better words to give it form.
Browning Avatar
March 14, 2014 at 7:34 AM
this is wonderful, great flow and i was able to relate to it… just awesome! Kirbykirb~
Deschler Avatar
September 5, 2013 at 5:58 PM
Excellent poem! I know how it feels to be "insane" sometimes!...A very emotionally deep and expressive poem that makes one stop and think...Amazing work!....Thank you for reading and commenting kindly on my poem, "Dark Angel"....I think we are very much alike!
Mulla Avatar
June 29, 2013 at 3:28 AM
I guess we are all scared of death one way or another. Since we do not know what awaits us in the after life.
Secrest Avatar
June 22, 2013 at 4:13 PM
My life in a poem!! :) I love this one!!
Wilson Avatar
June 12, 2013 at 12:24 PM
THIS...is my favourite poem!!! A perfect charting of birth, life, death and soul crippling madness. Xx
Suzadail Jr. Avatar
February 16, 2013 at 9:57 AM
The crazy ones are always talented and the "normal" ones live uninteresting mundane lives. Waylon Jennings sang "I've always been crazy but it kept me from going insane."
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February 11, 2013 at 6:02 PM
I like the insanity. And this poem is filled with wisdom, and so well described. The ending was chilling. You are left to the nothing...which can mean, to me, everything. Truly fantastic poem, PD!!!!! Always, Laura
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January 28, 2013 at 11:51 PM
You epidermis is showing, lol. Sorry I couldn't resist the corny remark. Lost in darkness, I can't help but love that. I think I've tried to start about 10,000 poems with that, maybe I'm exaggerating it's probably only 9000. I find that is my starting place, here it's toward your ending, but is experience just a vicious cycle of life/death ideas, until we're actually dead? The psychology of a mad man jajajaja. Nice poem Linda.
Horsman Avatar
January 11, 2013 at 10:05 AM
first time here, wow Linda,, this is so good... you know,, you are being missed
Ongawo Avatar
December 5, 2012 at 5:13 AM
insanity can kill you, but the reason we live for is the most important thing; loved this piece.. great art; -lucas-
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December 4, 2012 at 8:11 PM
So I was just gonna reply to a comment you left me....but I decided to check out your work. I simply love it. Enough said. P.S. I do my best work when I'm delirious so I'd have to go with Insanity...lol. Have an awesome day!
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November 24, 2012 at 6:36 PM
I have gone back and read this piece and i have to say that truly you are blessed with highly creative insight and depth. I truly loved this, it held me captive all the way, and you paint the cycle of life with a delicate brush, sorry for rambling, i just loved this, blessings, Carl
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November 4, 2012 at 1:28 AM
For me, you're such a widely regarded as Greatest Poet my dearest friend and sister, Linda! While re-reading your work, it reminds me of some great pieces/speeches I memorized when i was young (for the competitions) like "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" and some other poems but by William Shakespeare. I will pick one or two poems of yours (Dramatic mono/verse) to memorize, too. Rate the highest for me in all your work! Million thanks! love/hugs:) LG
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October 12, 2012 at 11:37 AM
Yo, Yo P.D Congrats P.D you are the first Quadruple threat I have read, 1000 plus readers. You writing seem to draw upon pain and alleviate it. Cheers
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September 21, 2012 at 4:41 AM
Beautiful! I Just LOVE this!
Mason Avatar
September 16, 2012 at 8:26 PM
very powerful! we all seem to view madness from a different point. warm thoughts, Ralph
Duncan Avatar
September 14, 2012 at 3:38 PM
nice poem,,,,,, you won ;}
Cunningham Avatar
September 12, 2012 at 10:17 PM
Psychosis of the mind and mockeries of time will never be gone.. Dictating in everything wrong.. Damn!! Right On!! so very felt from someone like myself.. TC
Pemberton Avatar
September 11, 2012 at 4:36 AM
Thanks for your comments. It's always a pleasure to hear from you! Have a wonderful and awesome week! Take care! JP
Stinson Avatar
September 2, 2012 at 11:06 AM
I love the line "Sanity is no friend of mine." Excellent poem!
Gasun Avatar
August 22, 2012 at 8:51 AM
You're the GREATEST POET in my list, PD. I do read all your poems thoroughly and my feelings are always carried away!!! oh my gosh!!!! i am your avid fan! my heartfelt and warm (belated/on time) CONGRATULATONS on your BIG WIN/s!!!!!!!!! love and hugs, leonora
Ramage Avatar
August 21, 2012 at 8:03 PM
So well done as usual. Congratulations on your win. Take care Lee
Brown Avatar
August 21, 2012 at 7:11 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win Poet D. Love, Carol
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