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The Verge of Insanity
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The Verge of Insanity |
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trey_c Junior Member
since 2007-05-24
Posts 12 |
There comes a time in everyone's life When they will stand on the edge of insanity Stand on that impending cliff And look out over a sea of uncertainty Blue skies behind And ahead a swirling kaleidoscope of emotions While most people shy away from that scene, Turn and run back to reality, Others are drawn to it Those people feel it pulsing through their veins An exhilarating new drug That takes hold of them And pulls them over the edge They let go of reality And plunge into the murky depths Of Insanity And then there are those few individuals Who play with insanity Taunt it, Sit on that cliff And dangle their feet over the edge Leaning over far enough to see The twisted minds of these psychotic beings, While still being able to hold onto parts of reality. This is who I am. I live on the verge of insanity Waiting for that inaugural moment of truth, To see where I truly belong…. Will I fall over the edge, Never to return to normality?? |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
very very thought provoking who is to say, what is reality, and what is illusion? I think of this oft... take for instance...van Gough people thought him insane. He chose his own career...he was literally banned by his father from his family, then from society, b/c his father wanted him to become a preacher. Sheesh, is it any wonder he was deemed insane? Can you imagine, what it would do to anyone? society dictates what and who belongs...society is not always right... we live in a society which takes evil and excuses it...yet, bans those who brave not follow from it...??? society is not always right...society deems that you have to be married to be successful. If you look back in history, society burned woman at the stake for having opinions, calling them witches, and these were men of the cloth... people are followers afraid of standing up for their own truths.... I've worked with people that climb to the top by screwing other people terribly...to me, that is insane? I know people that hurt other brutally by juming in and out of relationships one right after the other...to me that is really cruel and none thinking... but what I think, and feel, someone else might not...whose to say I am right and they are wrong.... hehe, just look at the book your poem has inspired. This would be a great thread in the forum What deems insantity? |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Trey~ Welcome to PiP~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Trey, when you can write a post that leaves Lee questioning every angle, then in my book, you've done an excellent job. Very thought provoking, indeed. Well done. Welcome to Passions! Please, check your email for a Very Special Greeting! " It matters not this distance now " Excerpt, Yesterday's Love |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
quote: From one dangler to another....sanity is way over rated anyway.  Welcome to Pips! May your time here be insanely fun and rewarding. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Let's just say you had me at "hello"  Welcome to Passions--I think you'll find a few cliffdwellers here!  |
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trey_c Junior Member
since 2007-05-24
Posts 12 |
thank you so much for all your thoughts guys... my head (as you can all clearly see) isn't all that together these days... i've had bad things happen (such is life), and like many others i'm sure, refuse to fall apart.. and yet i refuse to let it go... the line "well i miss the comfort in being sad..." (-Kurt Cobain) keeps popping into my head. It's amazing how comforting pain can feel sometimes. I guess this is where i'm coming from... but then, who knows??? According to this, i'm (almost) insane!!! |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
"I live on the verge of insanity" Me too. JL  Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
I once tried sanity for half an hour - and it drove me insane! - Owl |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Hi, Trey! Welcome aboard the 'pip ship'! What a fantastic debuting poem! I also got quite a kick out of the responses that you received. Great post! By the way, I have three personalities and here are their faces ~   &  . I believe the latter one is the most like me! Yes, I definitely can identify with your poem! lolGiving you a warm, welcoming hug, Earth Angel |
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