Make the Static Go Away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur5pZxbd7hE Here's a link to my you tube channel where I read my poetry.

Make the static go
away,
the dead-dog depression;
the fleas tiptoeing across
my brain.
Hate locks the
door to the heart,
and puts the
soul in a cage.
The rage consumes,
like a west coast fire.

Make the static go
away,
the electric anxiety;
the butterflies swimming in
my blood.
Love is a fantasy,
a fairy tale for children.
Devotion
imprisons
the mind and
subdues the heart.

Give me sweet
apathy, beautiful
sedation, let me
float in bliss;
not tethered by emotion.
Let me get lost, deep
in the core of the orchid,
and sail aimless,
in the
vast chasm
of the sea.
Give me radical
lethargy.

Author's Note

My book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems is available on Amazon.com.

Reviews

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

give me radical lethargy. something ive been praying about a lot. this was a razor sharp verse about mental illness in men, something that often gets overlooked. and i respect how you identified anger as one of these symptoms. happy people don't rage. it's obvious but we as a society hate talking about anger. people ignore that being angry is great suffering.
at the same time, there is something of a western cowboy hero about the persona. he shows strength, endurance, courage, and stoicism. being depressed doesn't mean you are weak, it means you are bleeding. and it is art and literature that are the bandages to this wound.

[Thomas W Case]

I agree wholeheartedly. Thanks, my friend.

[Re-Pete]

i guess not caring has its advantages - probably would add years to our lives. nicely told and skillfully written. oh well, whatever ...

[Thomas W Case]

LOL. Thanks Pete, much appreciated.

[Re-Pete]

... lol.

[W. Barrett Munn]

This is an interesting concept and handled nicely.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you.

[red93]

Great Work again Thomas, how you have comveyed these deep emotions is really Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you. Much appreciated.