A Lovely Lie

These nights; these dark skies

that light up my hollow eyes,

in the middle of this high

I am alive; I am quite fine.

Though that last line,

is but another lie;

I am not fine, I am not okay

I think I’m going insane

I no longer exist within

the realm of possibility,

though my reality, itself,

is insanity upon a shelf.

My collective thoughts,

torn to pieces; to shreds.

broken and fried; it’s all a lie

Or perhaps I’m already dead

And my mind has not yet realized,

that I am living a lonely lie,

though, I am not truly alive

which makes me sad; I may just cry.

And let my lively tears

set the world on fire;

a comet in the night’s sky

colliding with one last lovely lie

Author's Note

I wasn't in my right state of mind while writing this, but I figured I'd share it anyway.

Reviews

[Isabella Disney]

Its always good to share your most frail minded thoughts. It evokes feeling, and many a person can relate, such as myself. fast paced is how I read it, and I was still able to receive every meaning. Thank you for sharing this one, I quite enjoyed it.

[Ella]

Beautiful poem. Everyone has their moment of complete sadness and possible insanity. Thanks for sharing.

[Jamestown]

Well penned, unfortunately not in the happiest of times:(
Not everyday can be a good one, thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[dan]

Brian, Some of my best writes occurred when I wasn't quite right, just plugging along tapping a keyboard and hoping it was good enough to share with others. I'm telling you that you should not worry about that last condition; it is certainly good enough and I'm so glad to be on your friends' RR list, thank you for sharing your work with me. I believe all of us have days when it seems like reality is running away from us like its hair is on fire; the best thing we can counsel ourselves to do on those days is to not make any rash decisions and try to lay low till reality returns like the morning sun. Sometimes, when we are not in our right state of mind, it is best to write as a form of catharsis, get it out of our systems. I've never been one to hold things in. Again, thank you for sharing your art with me. take care, sir...dan

[Brian M. Peeples]

I appreciate your reviews; I read them all and it makes me feel better about my writing knowing that others appreciate the things I write. Half the time I don't reply because I'm not sure what to say, but don't think I ignore your reviews or don't appreciate them. I only post my writing on here and send read requests BECAUSE of everyone who reviews my work. You guys are great, and I think your reviews have made me better as a writer. So, I thank you for sharing with me your knowledge of art.
"I believe all of us have days when it seems like reality is running away from us like its hair is on fire." - This sentence actually made me laugh. It was great. And once again, thank you for your support and your review!

[dan]

Brian, I've had a lot of people, over the years, help me in various ways to become more confident in my ability to write. If I help YOU to achieve that, it is very much MY pleasure. Just keep writing my friend; I'll keep reading. thx...dan

[wordman]

crying out,a touching write my friend

[Emily]

I really like the first stanza!!
Well done!

[Dani The Unreviewed]

Nicely done, "my reality is insanity", welcome to the club. as for the rest. The line "Let my tears set the world on fire." ??? then i better jump in the tub...lol. But to be serious, i really get this poem. Well done.