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Otherwise
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An otherwise reasonable man
Because of the paranoia
Schizophrenic mind-destroyer
Though formerly dramatic
Latterly so systematic
I must find lost reason where I can
Just out of town till the voices die down

And finding my reason by rhyme
As I am and as I do entre nous
Being high as a kite all the time
I do so reasonably well
At least otherwise as one who tries
Though that moment I might be in hell
You might not even be able to tell

Oh but I know I am crazy though
Glad to be but sadly madly
Me but being madly gladly
Erratic enigmatic
Schizophrenic symptomatic
My poetry grows like me I know
But shows though gone we go on with the show

Writing to right myself reason by rhyme
Entre nous high as a kite all the time



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 Reviews of "Otherwise"
Reviewed by Diana Legun (Reader)
Reviewed on February 26, 2014
Yes, Steven, you are very real and obliquely unique in rhyme each time, such that I relish the dish you have the nerve to serve at your arty farty Madhatter's Tea Party. Do please keep inviting us. Never a disappointment. Thank you. ~~ Diana

Reviewed on February 24, 2014
(In 2009 I was diagnosed Bipolar Type II (Rapid Cycling) Paranoid Schizophrenic Psychotic in the lockdown psych ward where I was staying awhile recovering from a suicide attempt; I am, certainly not by choice, an actual factual mental patient, unashamed, and have been cared for by kind friends out here in the desert on a compound where I never leave, doing pretty well, writing this poetry. I'm real.)

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on February 24, 2014
I agree with Robert. If you were truly as you say, your poetry would not be as coherent as it is.

Ron

Reviewed by Elizabeth Price
Reviewed on February 23, 2014
Being bipolar with occasionally psychotic I know what you're talking about. Stay high and dry. Love it. Liz

Reviewed by Robert Whitford
Reviewed on February 23, 2014
Not the words of an insane man, but maybe the words of a "high" man. Interesting thoughts here. A sort of post rush pallet of senses. Hearing voices much? I have a dead brother who was a true Schitzophrenic. While we can emulate this condition, it's hard to mimic it constantly. I enjoyed the sensations the reading was generating in my head Steven. You have a "bent" for that. Bob


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