Pain and Madness

For the Creative Poetry group.

I felt the madness in my mind
That warren deep within
where bloody rabbits tear about
their razor toenails slash away
I cry - I pray
down on my knees

Its a sort of imitation that isn't a bit genuine
I feel fake all the time
I try to act 'right' but I fail
I cry - I pray
down on my knees
but I don't beg or plead

I found this river deep into autumn
I go there to find peace and solitude
Those painful rabbits calm down
I feel no more pain as I sit on a boulder
I listen to the wolves howling
I listen to the ravens calling
I wish I could stay in this forest forever

Here I feel full of life, not weak and vapid at all
Overhead the grey stormy clouds heave and shift
Looking so thick, misty and nebulous
But it's Heaven I see not outer space

I see a burled black bear passing by
I think of satire but dismiss it
I want to be real and free
But I know as soon as I leave this place
The madness will creep in again
I cry - I pray
And I rise once more and face another day

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

We all have those places that calm the madness, making us feel ay ease

[Black Cat Fever]

Very skillfully done. Excellent use of the words listed.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Stress can get the better of us all, but taking time to enjoy nature is an excellent way to relax, very well written!

[Star Wolf]

Nature is a place of soothing and healing. We need to preserve natural places for all to use, not places blocked to the public. Awesome poem!

[Wolf's Dark Song]

This sounds very intensely painful, it is full of dark suffering. Excellent poem.

[Sean M. Addams]

very deep and well written nice job on this

[KAREN]

Awesome, and so relateable!!!