Madhouse

I am in a madhouse

F e e t    o n    a    t  i g h t r o p e....................................

Left foot first

Right foot next

Step by step

My balance a test

Above me heaven

A circus below

People with painted faces

Eyes of madness

Sickly smiling

At nothing

Or

Anything

Or everything

Everything is not what it seems

 They are laughing and jeering

Fighting and cheering

All are watching me

Coming for me

THEY'RE COMING FOR ME

Walking across the way

I must find the door

And run from the madhouse

But the world

The world is madhouse

There is no escape

So it's back to the tightrope

Make no mistake

At least you're up far away

The key is concentration

Or madness will take its toll

And you will begin to sickly smile

At nothing

With no mind

No heart or care

Just like the clowns below

They are coming for you

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed this poem. I liked how you made the reader feel the danger. The good use of description made the story come alive. Thank you my friend for sharing the entertaining tale.
Coyote

[Bhagyashree Bhat]

People with painted faces, eyes with madness , sickly smiling ... Words used are very expressive...Could feel the bitter truth of this world..

[Tabby Mac]

The emotion is intense in this piece! The story is well written too! I like the idea of keeping above the madness of life not joining in with the flow. The imagery hits with reality! I really enjoyed reading this!! I also think it illustrates the feelings we have when life starts to swirl around as well!
Tabby

[mercy party]

I loved this. I felt the adrenaline and helplessness.
The writing captured the idea of escapism nicely.
If you haven't seen the movie THE WALK, you must.

[Chris]

Hell, they took me long ago - then threw me back.

A good piece this one... relatable.

[Shaurya Gulati]

a freakishly awesome piece of literature. :)

[Valentine]

Sounds like tottering on a tightrope over hell. Valentine

[Kathryn Smith]

hhaah thanks! that was my idea. :)

[wordman]

no,no not for me ! i hate clowns

[Kathryn Smith]

I KNOW RIGHT???! SAME!!! So this writing creeped myself out.. XD I shudder every time I'm done reading. lolol Thanks for stopping by. xo

[angeleapaugh]

It is a fine line between the sane and the insane. Very moving piece here.

[Kathryn Smith]

Thanks very much! :) Glad you liked it. x

[Tony Jordan]

I totally agree with Sir Drift's summation - you have already went mad.
Are you Napoleon? If the answers no then you need to ask yourself this - Are you Napoleon? until the answer is yes.

[Kathryn Smith]

Some people think my brother looks like that Napoleon guy. The one with big hair and glasses from that film...ring a bell? lol

[Tony Jordan]

Not really
Do you mean Quasimodo?
Now that guy... he rings a bell. :))

[Kathryn Smith]

hahahah!!! XD Youre funny. Hunchback of Notre Dame was my very first movie I ever saw in the cinema. It was terrible. lol Not a great childrens move. lolol