the puzzled look
that now dances uncomfortably
upon your face
stares at me
like you don’t even know me
amazed
that this is even me
and your eyes shine black
reflecting some bitter emptiness
you never once mentioned
and your lips, trembling
mumble how mercurial I have become
wondering where this madness
or mental collapse resides from
not once considering
that for this one moment in time
I am truly free
not held back by the restraints
you have so carefully placed upon me
but fret not gentle one
just because I have lost control
doesn’t mean that you have lost me
just that I have let loose my soul
to swim free in the sea of life
hoping you too, will let go
and swim within my crazy shores
The Emotional Delusions of a Mad Man
