straight jacket

06/2011

I'm a thespian in my own phantasmagoria

a runner in this marathon of subconsciousness

slowly weaving this tale of sycophancy 

I am my own tragedian on the stage of my mind

a artist of mass self destruction

painting horrors on the canvas of my insides

I am the creator of this ornament of affliction 

a architect designing this projection of a fiasco

building these walls to contain utter obscurity 

how I wish I could awake from this chimera

that these spawned malignant spirits would release me

to what remains of this disintegrated existence

but I can't come back to reality

the bars of this dream are to strong

illusion had become my actuality

this vagueness is now my verity

Reviews

[TJ]

First of all I gotta say the picture you chose for this one was awesome lol
This insanity laden piece was wonderfully written.

"but I can't come back to reality
the bars of this dream are to strong
illusion had become my actuality"
These three lines are just genius!

Very imaginative and vivid write!!

[Kenneth The Poet]

Very nice. This sounds like a man on the verge.

[Angie Diane♥&hea..]

This was a good poem. it was strong and I really found it very nicely written. The emotions within the piece are good as well. I like the imagery within the piece too. Good write. The picture is funny and awesome lol Thanks for sharing. :)

[London]

how I wish I could awake from this chimera
that these spawned malignant spirits would release me
to what remains of this disintegrated existence

My favorite lines. Great write!

[PrincessZeldaWannabe]

I think everyone can relate to this, daydreaming or imagining a completely different life under your control and it's difficult to go back to reality and realize that it's not how real life works. Great job!

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

I am my own tragedian on the stage of my mind...........aren't so many of us? Joshua this is a brilliant piece that shows just what we do to ourselves sometimes.....awesome!

[Elijah Gleaves]

Music has a way of accentuating words such is the case of this poem. Great choice of sound and even better choice of words

[ImagineItAll]

First of all, you completely distracted me with the piano playing...so I didn't get around to reading what you wrote until after the song was finished. That being said, the last stanza was perfection.

[Muse]

Bring it on Josh! You just keep on amazing us all!

[Rene Velez]

haunting in it's approach, a soul looking for absolution and truth, very nice poem Josh