As I fill my head with images of why this imperfection is not perfect,
Navigating the dark corridors in which the demons lurk,
A light flickers in the corner, flinging shadows in a manic dance as they seek to find their dark sanctum,
The light often threatens to go out, but I know that anything that can make darkness dance must exist eternally as a loving partner to its opposite,
Remembering the shadow lurkers I see in the corner of my eye are my own spiky edges,
I remind myself that we made peace before we ever saw a conflict,
Projecting a false image exhausts all energy reserves,
So I sit here, alone, cold and naked, once again grateful for my ability to feel in a world dipped in numbness,
How could I be mad at the obstacles I placed in my own path to help me grow?
I will not dull my senses, or seek a life seen as ordinary when I’ve never known normality,
You could call me crazy but you are subject to your own definitions of sanity,
I seek none, this mad world warms me in a straight jacket hug,
I thought I was alone, but when we drop our masks and guards I see nothing but the same inability to fit within the constrains we were prescribed,
One man’s psycho is another man’s shaman,
I will never fit the definitions of another man’s limits,
Round peg, square hole, you shout “Weirdo”, when its clear though, we don’t fit a grid or script that’s broke and claims that we’re broke,
The drugs don’t work, they just make it worse,
Institutions seek solutions reminiscent of a hearse,
Light a candle for the lost ones, shine a light for those cast in the dark with no map,
And if you feel the strain reach out, if I can I’ll lighten the burden on your back,
In a world this crazy, something’s wrong if you’re sane,
Broken rulers measure false figures, house wins when you play their game,
So I’ll hold a mirror to the light that flickers, hoping we can face the pain.
By Marv Radio (@MarvRadio)
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