Basket Case

She is eight ounces of crazy,

Two tablespoons of wrecked,

And twenty grams of chaos -

Served up on a platter

Of unprecedented basket case

Smothered in verbatim

Death by chocolate

And heavily seasoned in

Introspective rage

Fueled by long voracious nights

And sensory barraged days

Of life long subjugation.

Author's Note

A little late night rant.

Reviews

[C. Rose]

The first part reminded me of "10lbs of crazy in a 2lb bag" or however that expression goes.
While I like the line "death by chocolate" on its own - I don't see the correlation, unless what she is addicted to is food (I base that off of reading your responses to other reviews) but with limited food analogies that wouldn't be my first guess.

I think the ending confused me because it has some intense word choice, but at this point I haven't pinned down what you are being intense about.

It's funny. I was planning on this review being limited to "And heavily seasoned in
Introspective rage" is my favorite line, but once I started typing I started wondering about the overall meaning of the poem.

Then again, maybe I'm missing something
Well done as usual

[Ashira Macy]

Thank you C. Rose, I always enjoy your reviews, and I owe you a visit for sure, I promise I am coming around soon! I am not surprised that this one caused some confusion, in a way it was supposed to. I didn't call it Basket Case for no reason. This one actually has a lot of elements in it. The weights are in reference to measuring food. Death by chocolate was the most literal line in there, so it is good that you caught that. It is about food addiction, as well as trying to control it.

[John Ryan]

reminds me of drugs for some reason

[Ashira Macy]

Haha, yeah in a way you are right.

[Frozen Eyes]

Her recipe sounds a lot like me.. right ingredients awesome dish.. Loved it :)

[Ashira Macy]

Thank you dear, so glad you liked it!

[Sami Khalil]

A great analogy between food and insanity or the temporary one. You season things so good A good rant...Excellent...:)............................

[Ashira Macy]

Thank you Sami, I am so happy you liked it!

[Sami Khalil]

Yep. You are welcome...:)........

[Fenix Flight]

Ok soooo the picture is what caught my eye first ( FREAKING LOVE THE BREAKFAST CLUB!!!)
then I read this poem and Wow I really liked it. its hard to explain but Its just really cool and I like how its kind of like a recipe! I just love your work. you never cease to amaze me with your words. Keep it up!

[Ashira Macy]

Aw, thank you Fenix! I am so touched! I am happy you enjoyed this one, it was definitely an emotional write for me.

[Mayank]

thank god, I don't shoot injection. I am okay with my blunt. Good ranting here..

[Ashira Macy]

Thanks Mayank.

[yuki]

This is good it really is nicely done

[Ashira Macy]

Thanks Yuki.

[Sindu]

Great Rant! I love how precisely you measured up the insanity... haha. I only knew a couple.
If food powers up the rage which in turn will exhaust the body, doesn't it work up some appetite agai? :P Just an internal rambling..
Great fun penning Ashira! Love the short straight lines.

[Ashira Macy]

Thank you Sindu, and I think you are probably right. And so the cycle continues on... Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!

[Rita L. Sev]

I know her... in fact, I think I have been her. Powerful thoughts here, Ashira.

[Ashira Macy]

Thank you dear, I am glad you understood the message.

[BennyBooth]

I got the crazy munchies right now! Reading things like this is no good for that weak part of my brain that impulses for sweet crazy.... Loved it!!! Awesome .... :))

[Ashira Macy]

Haha, sorry. =P Glad you liked it though!