The Idiot Genius

Daily thought for the average human.

The Idiot Genius

by: Matt Hooper

He wakes up.

He watches the sunrise.
 
He smiles.

He remembers the previous night.

The pain.
The same pain, from every night before that.

He hurts.

He's numb.

He doesn't feel a thing.

He smiles.

He imagines the future.

Happiness

When, where, how
And sometimes...

Who?

He blinks.

He waits for a sign.
He has no idea what he's looking for.
He figures it out.

Happiness....?

He smiles..

He knows the pursuit is endless
So, he doesn't chase.

He waits.

He knows..

The only thing he knows
Is that he doesn't know anything.

He shivers.

He watches the sun set
the same way a man watches a casket being lowered into the ground.

He hurts.

Not a physical pain, But pain, none-the-less.

He smiles.

The sun disappears.

He closes his eyes.

He sleeps.

He dreams.

He wakes up and watches the sun rise.

Again, he dreams.

He smiles..

Author's Note

Wrote this while watching the sun rise, tripping on LSD.

Reviews

[J3ssInJupit3r]

I really liked this piece. I loved the somewhat battle between his thoughts and his positive/negative thinking. I have never tried LSD but I have always wanted to know what it felt like. I'll bet the sunrise was gorgeous. Thank you for sharing this. I really enjoyed reading and taking a peek inside the mind. Great job!

[RedCrescent]

that's deep man, i've never read something that related to me so much

[dan]

A clever formatting choice, a series of declarative sentences played off of each other. A format that seemed like at first it would be limiting but instead proved very effective in conveying your thoughts. Nicely done. take caer...dan

[Matt Hooper]

Thanks, Dan. Your observations prove you're very optimistic towards abstract poetry. Thanks again!

[dan]

Matt, I like anyone's efforts who dare to skirt the predominant ideology and venture out into the experimental realm. I write like that myself sometimes and I have felt the sting of rejection, the 'I'll just leave this one alone' feeling from my friends. And I'm OK with that, as you should be; whenever you take that first step out onto a slim branch you have to anticipate hearing a loud CRACK sometimes. You write extremely well and I hope that you befriend me and send me read requests; I would like to read more of your work.. take care...dan

[Coyote Poetry]

LSD can twist the vision. He poem took the reader on a wild ride. I liked the use of repetition. Gave strength and purpose to the words. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Matt Hooper]

Thanks for the review! Much appreciated. This was actually my first poem posted on the site. There's a lot more coming.

[Coyote Poetry]

Please send read requests and you are welcome.

[montypresnering]

Man I loved the smiling and shivers. I've done lsd and this is piece made me feel you and that exact moment you wrote about.