Requiem For Sanity

The outside world waiting, Full of sublime buildings and parks, As she sits upon the dusty sheets of the bed, Eyes bloodshot and hurting, Stomach rumbling, Nights spent wide awake, Days spent within the confines of a small room. Her mind has a grip on every part of her, Until its claws make her bleed, Until she is forced to face her past yet again. Sadistic, masochistic, pessimistic, It kills every moment of true joy, Because how can such a moment be real? How can it be real when there is This and that and another this, To worry about, To cry about. This spring comes not with blossoming trees And the warmth of the sunshine upon one's skin, But with the ability to understand The manipulative ways of her mind. The darkness has become so banal, so cliché, That she can only laugh about it. Every single laugh is a victory For her barbaric mind.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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February 26, 2016 at 11:35 AM
Hi Martina, it's nice to see you enjoying the community. LINDA
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February 25, 2016 at 11:08 PM
Martina, you have a way of painting the mind, with a gripping thought that one can consume in... A perfect 7 poem... Luv ~LINDA~
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February 26, 2016 at 5:23 AM
Thank you for your lovely and encouraging comments, Linda!
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February 23, 2016 at 1:51 PM
Great write, I can relate as I have many nights like this myself with a runaway reckless mind that won't let me be. I wrote a poem recently called Reprieve : This Time . Again this is really good. Blessings Carl
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February 23, 2016 at 1:58 PM
Thank you so much. I read your poem and it was truly stunning and, of course, very easy to relate to. Sincerely, Martina.
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