This World Has Never Been Sane

The craziness of life and the world we live in.

Tired of not's and cant's

Love ties us up in knots

Worn out from every cursed

Shouldn't, can't and won't.

Waiting on the echoes of dreams

This life rips out your heart

Frustration rests within the present

And rejection nests within the ghosts of the past

And feeds upon the wishes of tomorrow.

We start out as nothing and with nothing 

And all life does is take us back to nothing.

Maybe this is all just another goodbye,

Maybe its all some kind of final farewell.

I always thought it was better 

To be yourself maybe I was wrong.

(To tell you the truth

You'll never understand me

Even if I started all over again).

How can you pretend to be happy?

When in the shades of happiness

The heart aches for outlines of ghosts and shadows.

How can you not get angry?

When life is death rotting your principles

The heart bleeds away through your painted paradise.

The world makes us hate and destroy the heart.

Its not who will rescue your soul from the abyss,

Its who will steal your soul that should worry you.

Its plain to see this world has never been sane,

The world tears out your heart and soul. 

Chewed up and spat out.

All love does is drag you down

All role models become detestable 

This world tests us to detest.

(There is a stream of truth 

Deceived in the treasures unlocked 

And left within the feelings unsaid).

Reviews

[M Baker]

It always affects me when poets reuse certain words in their work. You do that with precision and great effect in this piece. You hit all the right chords and evoke the appropriate emotions with the words you've chosen.

The final stanza has left me completely speechless. I am turning it over and over in my mind, trying to unlock its deepest meaning. And their in lies the brilliance of the lines: "(There is a stream of truth / Deceived in the treasures unlocked / And left within the feelings unsaid)." The very truth we seek, the comfort from all the insanity and negative energies of the world are hidden away. Instead we emphasize the chaos and negativity, much like you have illustrated with this poem. That "truth deceived," I would like to believe, is something hopeful. Maybe one day, we'll be able to find it.

[LovelySparrow]

(To tell you the truth
You'll never understand me
Even if I started all over again). Beautiful stanza. Such pain and love portrayed from this. Keep writing my friend :)

[Angela]

Rife with pain. It speaks for its self. I wouldn't dare review something so emotive and obviously from the heart. Keep writing

[Katie]

hmm I had to read a few lines twice to make sure I got all of the words. I am not sure if that is the poem or the fault of my eyes becoming tired. I think this is an interesting concept, very down and pessimistic on the world, which always makes for interesting writing, in my opinion. The poem pushes you along shoving problem after problem in the readers face. Definitely not a feel good poem. Although it is certainly a good poem

There are a few lines that might need some fixin', however:

"Frustration rests within the present
And rejection nests within the ghosts of the past
And feeds upon the wishes of tomorrow."
Not a huge problem really, but I find there are too many 'and's in one sentence. It makes the lines a little awkward kind of like a run on sentence in a story. I find they are just as awkward in poetry as they are in stories

"Maybe its all some kind of goodbye
Maybe this is all just part of a goodbye."
Also I could be wrong, but to me it sounds like these lines both mean the exact same thing. It feels a litle bit redundant.

"When life is death rotting your principles"
This line feels uncomfortable to me, I can't pinpoint why, but I figured I should bring it to your attention anyway, perhaps someone after me will have a better idea of why.

[Bloody_Stars]

The world is very harsh and cruel. This is a great poem i love it :)

[sentimental~ galore]

Heart wrenching with deep truth. This form of writing can only be written by those who know how to see, and let me tell you there are very few people who can see. I am glad you can see, you know what it means to have a pure and authentic soul because you have one yourself. I am glad you expressed your soul through writing, I wish there were more writers like you.

[Sweets]

I can relate to this.
The questions you asked in here are in their perfect position.
this is so true, and you expressed your feelings in a right way.
great work!

[A]

Wow! I was reading this poem and I felt like it's speaking my own mind, I do feel this way almost all the time.
My favorite part was the one starting with " How can you pretend to be happy? "
I agree with it. Impressive piece, I really don't know what more to say, thank you for sharing your great work.

[These Haunted Hallways]

Oh, boy, do i love this poem lol!! God, it speaks about so much!! The truth, the hidden world, the real things that go on today... It was all summed up perfectly. Bravo, Bravo, Bravo! I totally can relate to this, and think the exact thing hehe. Very nice work!! :)

M.

[Jools]

Many will relate to the turmoil of life and how we face challenges daily.
We can become lost in the turmoil and become trapped within its grasp.
We need to gravitate to that which breaks this cycle and that can be another way to look at matters from beyond our "heavy" heart!!
It is not easy and why we often hurt from within. our heart becomes blocked with many pains life brings. They are the "inhibitors" of our heart
Many can and will relate to this poem.