Crazy Town

Crazy Town

The insanity that’s you

It’s growing all the time

Growing deeper every day

Deeper in your mind

Like a bulimic with a fear of vomit

It’s growing bigger all the time

They say that ignorance is bliss

Until you lose your mind

If your head was buried deeper

Any deeper in the sand

The tide would wash you far away

Into a distant land

I’m not sure that you’d notice

Your minds already there

I would swim for days to rescue you

If I thought you’d even care

So now you’re there in crazy town

I bet they made you mayor

A soldier of insanity

You’ve got that 12-yard stare

You know the one you only get

When you’ve been to war

The scars in your mind are plain to see

You’ve defiantly been before

So if crazy town is the place for you

I’m glad you’ve found your home

A wonderland it will never be

But at least you’re not alone

The Hatter may have departed

He said you drove him mad

He’s gone for tea at six with Alice

You made him feel that sad

Quickly down the rabbit hole

To the place he calls his home

The Queen of hearts doesn’t seem so bad

Now he’s been with the two of you alone

He went to see the March Hare

To try and get some sense

He said a day with both of you

Had sent him round the bend

A split personality now reinstated

Your heart and mind have both vacated

Crazy down is conscience free

So lonely you will never be

Both your sides conjoined as one

So at least you won’t be on your own

I wish your-self and you the best

In crazy town there’s no regrets.

By Chris Atkinson

Reviews

[Girl With A Pen]

"Quickly down the rabbit hole
To the place he calls his home
The Queen of hearts doesn’t seem so bad
Now he’s been with the two of you alone
He went to see the March Hare
To try and get some sense
He said a day with both of you
Had sent him round the bend"

My favorite stanza! You did well with the rhyming. Great job :)

[Chris Atkinson]

Thank you very much for your review, I am glad you liked it.

[Bluefire]

No problem. ^^

[Bluefire]

I love this. Especially the part about the Hatter. xD
Very well played! ^^

[Chris Atkinson]

Thanks for the review Bluefire, I am glad you enjoyed it :)

[Dark Poet]

Love the Alice And Wonderland references! Such a sad dark poem and very darkly clear. Enjoyed it so much!

[Chris Atkinson]

Thank you very much Dark Poet, I'm happy you enjoyed it and you have captured the meaning of it perfecty. Thanks again for your review

[Addy]

I love the thought of insanity. I love reading and writing about it. Good job. I like this poem.

[Chris Atkinson]

Thanks very much for your review Addy, I'm glad you liked it. much apriciated

[FireFox9]

Everyone has some amount of insanity in them, no one is completely sane. If we were sane then we wouldn't take risks, we wouldn't try to do the impossible, and we wouldn't be where we are today. Fox-

[Chris Atkinson]

I totaly agree and i am far from normal myself, to be honest I cant think of anything worse than being normal. its just the things this poem is writen about caused alot of hurt and I wrote it as a release and to get it off my chest. thanks as always for your review, they are always apriciated :)

[NasirMansor]

Great poem.Love it. Stay strong Chris!

[Chris Atkinson]

thanks very much for your review Nasir, much apriciated

[Laura Ashley Lord]

"A split personality now reinstated
Your heart and mind have both vacated"

I absolutely love these two lines. The rhyming seems a bit forced in some places, but overall it moved right along to a nice rhythm with some interesting imagery.

[Chris Atkinson]

Thank you very much, I am glad you enjoyed it Laura

[Rick r]

I really like the solid construction of this piece. Rhyming pattern is tight, and repitition not overstated. Good work, here.

[Chris Atkinson]

thanks for your review Rick, glad you enjoyed it

[Tina Louise UK]

I really enjoyed this one, good job :) x

[Chris Atkinson]

Thanks Tia, much apriciated x