She Was Insane (poem) by Erica Ivory on AuthorsDen

She Was Insane
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This had been changed .. I know it will be familiar to many of you.. but wanted to try it a little less wordy. Repost/remix

She lived in a prison Ruled by adults.. She had no control She could not talk.. Close a door.. Take a morsel of food.. Turn on a TV.. Pick up a phone Even go outside.. All forbidden,.. Without permission.. They were always fighting.. Someone usually got hurt.. She was always in the middle.. Trying to stop the madness Make it go away.. To be a family.. Her dream always.. After black eyes.. Broken bones. Black and blue marks to her young soul.. After being called every name .. This child could take no more.. No more would this child stand as a stone in time.. Maybe she just lost her mind... she fought back.. she talked back.. she closed doors.. turned on TV's She ate food sometimes when she pleased! She took her beatings As they came.. But she continued To confront them.. Because after all She was insane.. She didn't care If she lived or died.. She had no reason To run To hide. She screamed at them As they bruised her skin "if that makes you feel better" "Do it again" And again.. And again!!!!! Because through it all.... She was insane.. Fat lips Bloody nose Broken bones.. Who cares She was in control.. She didn't care.. She wanted her world To burn in despair.. She wanted to take them with her.. Into her eternal hell.. THEY no longer controlled her.. She controlled them.. Controlled their emotions.. That led to their actions. and even though she had to live with the blame and the pain.. It just didn't matter.. Because after all She was insane.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Emotion is the enemy of rationality and logic.. When it becomes strong enough to control your actions.. Your life is no longer your own.. She loved them as much as she hated them.. ..............but she was insane

Reviewed by La Belle Rouge (Reader)

Reviewed on October 6, 2003

Just as powerful as when I first read it.

Reviewed by Bhuwan Thapaliya

This is deep deep write....excellent!!!!

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)

Even angels have limits. Great write!

Reviewed by Transcendental Poet (Reader)

Amazing write..you have said so much and with such verbe..I am especially taken in by--
"THEY no longer controlled her..
She controlled them..
Controlled their emotions..
That led to their actions.
and even though she
had to live with the blame
and the pain..
It just didn't matter..
Because after all
She was insane.. "
Thank you so much Erica for posting this wonderful work of literature..

Justin

Reviewed by Cheryl Sellers

for those who have no control in their life, some take the method of making it external.. as in your write, she acted and they reacted.. so sad that a child should have this kind of pain

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

O' my goodnes...I am in awe about the picture...I kinda like it

Looks like me on my "MADDAYS" lol!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by na na (Reader)

Oh Erica ... I remember this so well. The last time I bawled like a baby after reading it. This time with the picture, I started bawling for the first line as memories flooded my mind. What excellent living, feeling poetry. So much written is so lacking in value as to not be even be worth reading by the writer. This rocks the emotions if you can feel. If you don't ... shame on you. Hugs and Hope ... That is all we have. There are good people in this world, believe it or not. And there are many that can be so cruel and some of these assholes are here with us at AD. Bill