Extremes

A poem of extremes.

The hysteria

Mania

Maddened laughter of those with God syndrome

Who breathe fire unto the world

And beget strikes of lightning in their eyes

Desperate to dance themselves to exhaustion

To sing till their throats rupture

And sweep the millions to their knees

Bowing in reverence to the temporal kings and queens

Birds scream for them, elephants moan, and the earth quivers at their whispers

And then

Falling.

Agonized shrieks of desperation

Tears of blood and spirit

Flowing forth like a river

Echoes of hollowness in their chests

And the splintering of their fragile bones

The lightning in their eyes cauterizing the wounds in their souls

Glasgow smiles and Cheshire cat masks

Hearts worn on the sleeve being drained by red lines

Falling without end.

A kingdom in ruins.

Their worshippers now tearing at them viciously

Shaky breaths and a stomach doing backflips

And then

Rising.

Author's Note

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