Insanity Rules The Broken Heart

Loss can literally drive a man mad, causing him to lose all, after losing all in the world that mattered to him at all. An abacdc rhyme scheme per verse based upon real life somewhat fictionalized ...

Insanity Rules The Broken Heart

Written By Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

Copyright © 2012 Marvin Thomas Cox

DBA: Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

All Rights Reserved

“Insanity rules the broken heart

cast into the darkness

of true love lost ...” -- Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

Eyes searching, for horizons so lost,

But sweet serenity, cannot be found,

Torments wagered, in tears the cost,

Soaring skies, upon wings so high,

To this fool, to never come around.

Spittle drooling, as lets forth a sigh.

Bland the stare, seeing to nowhere,

Face awash, in dims pale, sickly gray,

'Neath scraggy mires, of unkempt hair,

A smile long ago, since gone to fallow,

'Neath shaggy beard, in need of a shave,

His eyes, saddened bleakly, and hollow.

Ghastly reflection, by nights firelight,

Mirrored only, by a water bucket pail,

Scattered tin cans, decorate a campsite,

Alongside ramshackle, cardboard home,

All alone, with no one, to hear him wail,

Grief of her loss, still cuts him, to bone.

Wine bottle flying, as tossed into the air,

Having never smoked, lights yet another,

Tears rolling, down whiskered cheek hair,

Staggering, falling, so near to the flame,

Out of booze, wishes, he'd bought another.

Sees her face, all the same, him to blame.

Fits of rage, stumbling, through darkness,

Unseen, the big log, as around he danced,

Trips, sprawling, face down in starkness,

Worn old photo, slipping from his hands,

To a loving memory, tonight he pranced.

Memories, all the serenity, left this man.

Breath leaving his lips, for the last time,

Sweet serenity, at long last, he's found,

Holds her close, stroking her hair fine,

Whispers, “I've missed you,” in the dark,

No more prison, to which he was bound,

As her kisses ignite, within him, a spark …

(Written 12/22/2012)

Author's Note

I have suffered the loss of a woman I truly loved with all my heart twice in my life ... I have also known homelessness and the stark reality the term homeless suggests ...

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

Dear Thomas, I believe this very autobiographical as I know you’ve spoken to me about the loss of your beloved wife… an now you live a sparse life, alone, dragging your feet, not Caring much about life itself… many moments drowned in tears….stumbling through darkness….. a ramshackle home…. This grief beyond…. Excellent writing
Warmly B.

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham]

Betty?,

Readers tend to believe that which is most entertaining, rather than accept reality ... As one can see, this piece was written back in 2012 via the inspiration of fictional Muse ...

My wife did not pass until January 7th, 2022 ... And I do miss her immensely, but Life does carry on, as my life is going well, with a most positive note of daily expectancy of things new and different, and I live well each and every day in each and every way ...

By the way, my name is not Thomas ... As Betty Hermelee should well know ...

Thanks for taking the time to read this very old piece gathering dust upon the shelves of antiquity ...

Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

[Betty Hermelee]

You’re very welcome Marv…. So happy life has become a joy..new beginnings…
Warmly, B

[Thomas W Case]

I too have know homelessness. This is a powerful and poignant piece of art.

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham]

Thomas,

thanks for reading, and for the kind review ... This piece is purely fictional, except for one detail: A young woman ended her life, and the tale's story-line of the poem is built around the theme of her leaving behind someone who cared about her that felt responsible for that last text message he had sent to her just before she chose to end her life ... Call it a fictionalized short story in poetry from ... Sad thing is, I actually knew this young woman and her family, and so the piece is a tribute and memorial to her as well as a piece that embraces the plight of a great many Americans and people worldwide who are homeless, or end up homeless ... I am a fan of Mankind's Humanity, therefore, people matter, all lives matter ... Rich ... Or Poor ...

Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham