Sanity and You

The frivolity of vanity vanishes when

Your threadbare eyelashes flash a weary smile,

And all traces of flippancy and love of remorse

Wither away in your line of sight, while

I stand a mute spectator, in awe of your eyes.

All whispers of insanity dissolve in the edges

Of your sweet voice, as it dances

In the minds of mortals, receptive

Only to the longings and glances

Of sanity that emanates from my soul.

A light that cures the heartache of dawn

Creaks from the corners of your rose-petal lips,

Encroaching in silence on the territory of my skin,

Not vacillating when the heart's apocalypse

Bursts my emotions on your lips.

Reviews

[Aethereal]

This poem hints at a mystical origin of sanity which intrigues me. Beauty overshadows insanity as well. The brain is the hardware, but the mind within the brain is a site of visions that lead to assumptions about the true nature of reality. In enjoyed the exact rhymes.

[Abdul Aziz]

Vision has long been a field of study common to both neuroscientists and psychiatrists. The "mind" you talk about.. The software that runs the hardware of our brain.. We are nowhere close to knowing what it is. But yes, the conscious interpretation of the subconscious phenomenon of vision varies, thus making reality much more complicated than we think. And I needed something/someone so as to hang on to my mind while contemplating all these things, and that's why I say that she protected my sanity.

[Abdul Aziz]

Thank you for your thoughtful review!