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A Question Of Sanity
are we all
not ‘insane’
to some extent
in an altered state
of mind
which prevents
normal perception
behavior
or social interaction
are we all
not ‘mentally ill’
to some extent
at certain times
and under certain
circumstances
are we all
not ‘shocking and outrageous’
to some extent
as perceived
by cultures
not our own
are we all
not ‘deranged’
to some extent
at times
of enormous
stress
unable to distinguish
fantasy from
reality
are we all
not ‘compulsive’
to some extent
when we
cannot conduct
our affairs
due to an altered state
of mind
which prevents
us from perceiving
behaving or interacting
‘normally’ with those near to us
in those times
when we grieve
a loss
when we are in
great pain
when we cannot
understand the horrors of life
when we are
fearful for ourselves or the ones we love
when we are
deep within ‘the dark night of the soul’
are we all
not ‘sane’
to some extent
in an
‘insane’
world
(C)2021 Raibeart Bruis
not ‘insane’
to some extent
in an altered state
of mind
which prevents
normal perception
behavior
or social interaction
are we all
not ‘mentally ill’
to some extent
at certain times
and under certain
circumstances
are we all
not ‘shocking and outrageous’
to some extent
as perceived
by cultures
not our own
are we all
not ‘deranged’
to some extent
at times
of enormous
stress
unable to distinguish
fantasy from
reality
are we all
not ‘compulsive’
to some extent
when we
cannot conduct
our affairs
due to an altered state
of mind
which prevents
us from perceiving
behaving or interacting
‘normally’ with those near to us
in those times
when we grieve
a loss
when we are in
great pain
when we cannot
understand the horrors of life
when we are
fearful for ourselves or the ones we love
when we are
deep within ‘the dark night of the soul’
are we all
not ‘sane’
to some extent
in an
‘insane’
world
(C)2021 Raibeart Bruis
Published 24th Aug 2021
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Anonymous
24th Aug 2021 4:54am
This is so true. It's like, this is why we must try to stand by anyone we know (and extend charity to those we don't know) if it seems they are "going through something " even if it becomes off putting.
24th Aug 2021 3:18pm
Yes. Those who are difficult to love could be the ones who need it the most.
Thank you.
Thank you.
25th Aug 2021 3:17pm
25th Aug 2021 10:58pm
27th Aug 2021 8:26pm
I enjoyed this poem as it provides answers to its own questions. All of us suffer times of stress (or negative life events, as psychiatrists refer to the more prominent of these) and at such times our sanity can be questioned. Wikipedia states that 300 million people worldwide (the majority of them women) suffer from depression, and that this is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Your poem gives me strength, encouraging a charitable outlook on suffering.
7th Sep 2021 3:01am
