Insanity Stares at My Mouth

Flashes of denial campaign
undiscovered in my ears
while laughter sounds out like static
from a land where words
expose their wonder.  
What lies beneath
waves of pleading promises
that lie touching my heart
like winds of change
bring on thunder?

Has my existence flown
to find the answers
inside of years
up on the silent mountaintop
that I once called
my home?
I find that now I live with chaos
looking in my windows
at every single hollow place
it sees
when I am sitting
all alone.

Insanity is everywhere
I see it staring at my mouth
as honesty spews on everything
I deny to be,
while in all of my despair
I hear words
laughing out at me.
I breathe in deep then lift the voice
with which I write
and wait........
for my pen to bleed.

Author's Note

Artist * Jerico Santander

Reviews

[E.V. Black]

"Insanity is everywhere
I see it staring at my mouth
as honesty spews on everything
I deny to be,
while in all of my despair
I hear words
laughing out at me."

Sometimes I feel like I am insane with all the thoughts that swirl around in my head. I think one thing but contradict it with another. What seems to be truth is stirred up into my own reality so that I can no longer decipher what is what. This line, among all others in the poem, I can relate to the most. I think everybody feels insane at one point in their life.

[Neva Flores Smith - Changefulstorm]

Thank you for this wonderful review E.V. :)

[E.V. Black]

It is my sincere pleasure to review your work, Neva.

[Clockwork]

I liked the idea of insanity peaking in the windows and almost permeating every aspect of the speakers life. I can certainly relate to that feeling and I think that many others here would probably agree with me.

I think that you could once again take a look at the ending and maybe editing it. I think that you could align it with the originality of the thought you had with insanity peaking in the windows.

[Melobldnfr]

As disturbing as it kind of is, I really get the intense, or appreciate the detailed and extremely visual, idea of "Insanity" staring at one's mouth. And what interesting artwork you've chosen. You never fail to bring it all the way.

[emmajoy]

So often when i read your writing, i want to send you a hug, share a glass of wine or coffee with you, just sit and chat at while. Your words here do the same as ever, theyre somehow spiralling from hurt to chaos, to pain to indecision and they work into me with more than words can normally do. Your heart cries, your thoughts fly.. and your poems - like the picture, bleed from the page.

Breathtakingly, sadly beautiful.

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Excellent poem!

[Tate Morgan]

Youn have suffered much in this life for sure much more than any I can think of Yet your soul still writes beautiful things bravo you are a blessed soul.I would stand for you as character witness when the pearly gates call.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Emotions become very volatile when we keep them in that is why writing is so therapeutic... oh and yes insanity is everywhere... I think we all have it on some level, just some more than others.

[MOON]

Heatrending write as usual told with such grace and fine words. Excellent ... and wait for my pen to bleed....

[Kes]

Wow... I don't have words... this is amazing...
K

[Rene Velez]

Beautiful as always...