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Silent Madness
Deception
Looks can be devious
I look strong, balanced, calm
supposedly impervious
Silence and Madness laugh
hysterical at your naivete
Truth
Silence sighs, cries
never lies, never dies
Madness supposedly sets you free
That never happened for me
Reality
Completely unwelcome
I cannot send the shadows away
To banish Silence and Madness
I must exile myself
Submission
It took a while to accept
the frequent visitations
Silent mania suffocating
voiceless misery shrieking
Inevitable
Silence dances with Madness
I’m not them, shadowed fiends
Yet the muted delusion is me
Looks can be devious
I look strong, balanced, calm
supposedly impervious
Silence and Madness laugh
hysterical at your naivete
Truth
Silence sighs, cries
never lies, never dies
Madness supposedly sets you free
That never happened for me
Reality
Completely unwelcome
I cannot send the shadows away
To banish Silence and Madness
I must exile myself
Submission
It took a while to accept
the frequent visitations
Silent mania suffocating
voiceless misery shrieking
Inevitable
Silence dances with Madness
I’m not them, shadowed fiends
Yet the muted delusion is me
Published 10th Jul 2019
| Edited 11th Jul 2019
Author's Note
Composed of verses from poems I've previously written to emphasize some personal truths. Five stand-alone poems that can also be read as one.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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10th Jul 2019 8:27pm
I like how you took five and made them go either all together or standalone. Great job.
10th Jul 2019 8:33pm
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10th Jul 2019 8:34pm
Anonymous
- Edited 21st Oct 2019 5:45am
10th Jul 2019 10:14pm
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11th Jul 2019 00:18am
Highlyfunctional - That compliment means so much! And I did enter this piece into the competition. Thank you! Blessings, Silence
10th Jul 2019 10:30pm
Excellent piece very much felt this and love the structure!👏👏
The ending lines got me
"Silence dances with Madness
I’m not them, shadowed fiends
Yet the muted delusion is me"
Great write!
The ending lines got me
"Silence dances with Madness
I’m not them, shadowed fiends
Yet the muted delusion is me"
Great write!
11th Jul 2019 00:19am
Hunterapsych, your critique - thank you so much. Thank you.
Blessings, Silence
Blessings, Silence
11th Jul 2019 4:02am
11th Jul 2019 5:00am
Such great ink, my lovely! ❤️
Like I said before, gripping and sad but also pretty enough to ease the slight sting.
I love it!
Like I said before, gripping and sad but also pretty enough to ease the slight sting.
I love it!
15th Jul 2019 5:28am
Brava! I am happy that your talent reemerged after such a long period of siens that you have portrayed so well in this piece. I find thids passage poignant and so vulnerable:
"Madness supposedly sets you free
That never happened for me "
"Madness supposedly sets you free
That never happened for me "
20th Jul 2019 1:16am
22nd Jul 2019 1:08pm
Anonymous
4th Oct 2019 2:58pm
per contest revisions: my positive reaction is now in your poem's page.
17th Oct 2019 10:03am
This is absolutely amazing, forgive me for not noticing your brilliance sooner. After posting in the Welcome party, I assumed you were new. ...my apologies!
17th Oct 2019 11:04pm
I just didn't know where else to put that post - none of the other groups felt right. Thank you for your compliment of the work! It is the words that contain the brilliance - I am merely the messenger.
Blessings, Silence
Blessings, Silence
Anonymous
- Edited 29th Apr 2020 5:45pm
8th Dec 2019 8:31am
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8th Dec 2019 8:38am
Thank you so much for your kind words! Welcome and feel free to stay awhile!
Blessings, Silence
Blessings, Silence
Anonymous
- Edited 29th Apr 2020 5:45pm
8th Dec 2019 8:44am
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5th Feb 2020 6:05pm
