By lanna
Date: 28 March 2000

Madness!

I stand out on the sidewalk,
   spread my arms wide
   and scream at the top of my lungs.
The neighbors throw empty soup cans
   and cereal boxes at me.
They yell for me to shut up
   and threaten to call the cops.
They've obviously never felt like this.

I begin to spin rapidly
   against the revolutions of the Earth.
Fragments of songs from childhood
   escape from my lips,
   the volume ever increasing.
Snippets of conversation from
   passerby sneak into my reverie.
'Is she ok?' 'What's with her?'
   Something about white coats.
Hell NO!  I'm not ok.
I'm a woman possessed.

The stars and lights
   all stream together.
A breeze kicks up
   as I stop spinning
   whipping my hair around me.
I fall to my knees,
   not feeling the pain of the
   harsh pavement beneath me.
Sirens can be heard.

I look up,
   laughing joyfully,
   tears streaming over flushed cheeks.
I raise my wrists,
   ready for the cuffs.
Take me away!  It's madness, I tell Ya!

A soft smile touches my lips
   as I sit in the back of the squad car.
Love knows no boundaries.
It certainly won't be stopped
   by the bars of a cell!

Ain't LOVE grand?

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