Madness

Madness

My psychosis has no bounds,

for that

I make no apology!

Why should I be shackled

by earthly convention

when I can live my every thought

and each delicious delusion,

and leave this tainted world behind?

Why should I deny my own mind

when it sees with exact precision

the persecutors who pursue me.

When it allows my escape

to happier, albeit false, beliefs

I am Jesus!

The SON of God

And I am free from sin!

 

30/03/13

Reviews

[Frieda P]

I'm all for madness, it keeps us semi-sane. I'm not Jesus, I have sin and I do not forgive those trespasses against us. Especially the big whoopers! This is interesting John, to say the least, I think it speaks to the lunacy of beliefs beyond comprehension. You are a genius or a madman, sometimes I can't decide, but I love to read you.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I am both Frieda as you all ready know. Thank you!

[Frieda P]

Yes, I do know, wasn't sure if you'd willingly admit it though! lol Always my pleasure and you know it...

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Pleasure is a concept and construct that has ethereal and physical and psychological facets dear poetess.

[Frieda P]

So many places I could go with that, some things are better left unsaid. ;-)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Then write a poem about it?

[Frieda P]

Ha I might get in trouble with you know who! ;-)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Not possible really. I think Karina knows how devoted I am to her!

[Frieda P]

Oh good, so I can release the kraken again? ;-)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Be it on your head dear lady!

[Frieda P]

Ha, see there's a problem there.

[Leslie Philibert]

As you combine the last lines of this with mental illness, then I understand this to be critical of religion ( or have I read this wrongly ?), so I am not too sure what to make of this, but I like the oppourtunity to work at the content..

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Hi Leslie, I work in mental health but also hate religion in most of its guises. So I was trying to weld two thoughts here?

[Leslie Philibert]

Nice to hear you work in mental health, I do too.
I am an agnostic, but I don`t hate religion, I simply don`t know if there is a God.
I like the basic values of all religions, but reject the way these values are misused
to create the opposite of what was intended. Like the poem, made me think about this subject...

[John Alexander McFadyen]

So what is your role in mental health? You are in Germany are you not?

[Rhianne Ney]

That's right, Jesus is free from sin (:

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Do you like this version better Rhianne?

[Rhianne Ney]

Ah yeah, I like this version better (:

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you for helping me improve it Rhianne.

[Rhianne Ney]

You're welcome, Sir, thank you for helping me out also

[John Alexander McFadyen]

It is so fulfilling Rhianne to help one another and share our development and our work.

[Rhianne Ney]

(: That's right, Sir