Call Me Crazy

Crazy right here...

Is there a reason for being toothless and crazy?
Could it be that holy wars resemble my impure thoughts?
Are my eyelids too tight?
Did I just witness my tongue recite the first few lines of Hamlet or Salem's Lot?
How was your hellish cat inside that sofa?
Was there some melted candy I should've shoplifted?
I thought you couldn't hear the tree whisper to the leaves?
So you're asking about a bottle of gin where the ocean transforms it a sky blue and the mountains form landslides and have scoliosis?
-Takes pill from white paper cup and swallows it whole-
Where am I?

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

crazy is as crazy does...and we are all a little crazy in our own way...

we all have those idiosyncrasies ---and our own little addictions that make us seem crazy...poets have their pens...and poetry is our drug...

i picture myself often, walking down a street...talking to myself like a crazy person, reciting poetry that makes no sense to anyone else.

[Jack Cassidy]

That is some heavy stuff... Glad to be in good company... Thank you for sharing and I can definitely relate man. K.

[Ally Monique]

I love how all over the place this poem is! It really accentuates the title and meaning behind the poem. So many questions are left unanswered, which makes the reader join the conversation in effort to complete those erratic thoughts! Great job

[Jack Cassidy]

You are quite right.... There's a reason why one of my favorite characters as a child was the Mad Hatter... K.

[Jessica Lynn Polley]

You are crazy...but so am I and I think it is not a bad thing...Your poetry is really amazing to me because you manage to express things without flat out saying them. You are very talented.

[Jack Cassidy]

Thanks for your kind words... I'm really glad you like it Jessica. A guy can always relish in that kind of boast... K.

[Jessica Lynn Polley]

I am glad I could give it to you then lol. ;)

[Frieda P]

You could be in love sometimes that feels like insanity...or your straitjacket is too tight....Dr Seuss said 'being crazy isn't enough' so you have a ways to go...

[Jack Cassidy]

To be honest, I know I'll never get "there." And Seuss is untouchable as far as imagination goes... And concerning my past relationships, I feel it was only insanity, not love. It's nice to know that you've experienced love though. K.

[Sami Khalil]

A powerful write about the state of crazy. It is a mental illness depending on the symptoms...Bravo............

[Matching Socks]

How do you feel now?
Can you focus.
Your thought were a bit scattered, but your quiet now.

You took the pill. :)

On a more serious note though, I do agree that mental illness should be treated, as diabetes is treated, as heart disease is treated.

It is an illness.

[Jack Cassidy]

Very thoughtful feedback... Thank you. And yes, mental illness should be treated and medication has its place in doing so, I like your analysis. K.

[just Penny]

"Crazy" - you have done a great job here in a version of how crazy might look with paranoid and delusional thoughts bouncing all over the place! Interesting write :) Penny

[Jack Cassidy]

Thank you Penny. Sometimes I wonder if this is just me on the brink of disaster, but I suppose we can call these jumbled up sentences poetry. Thank you for finding something deeper in this... Seriously, thank you. K.