~ A QUIXOTIC THOUGHT ~
There are a number of intricate possibilities
Invading my cranium
A moving vision of volatile perceptions
Like decaying geraniums
Like a temple garden of elusive, blooming,
Ideas and absurdities
Creating fluidity inside of me, like a thesaurus
Herding each word in me
Explosions, of images and graphic new languages
Speaking nonsensically
But making perfection of each new reflection
In memories and destinies
While coming to conclusive opinions concerning
Atrocious abnormalities...
With irreverent sermons from preachers,
And priests and saints
Who pray on the front steps of government buildings
And holdings and restraints
Tackling the issues of future events and
Possible predictions
Itching to take their time losing, and scratching
Their convictions,
Into the parchment............which are the walls
That turn the mind
Quixotic,
And really,
Say nothing at all...
Tony Taylor
* on mental illness
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wow Tony what poem
just so brilliant
i love it
Thank you kindly GREG!!......hope all is well in Greg-land!!.....smiles.....T xo : )
your so welcomed Tony
Powerful and well written stuff here Tony and what a read to take in and perhaps change places with what many world-wide endure every minute of the day.
It reads for me like a loop, an eternal trap inside one's mind, a mental maze there is no escape from or any safe harbour to rest up. A constant storm battering down with the daily grind mediocrities of life guiding it.
Potent and powerful poetry of which there are no easy or cooling mindful answers.
Full marks and respectfully given and hats off to you for taking on a difficult theme most would shun away from.
Stay well and thank you for sharing one to make reader's stop and think, take stock of their stock of their lives and their sense of being.
Sir Tony.
i could not escape the imagery of this brilliant narrative..
It grabs it audience with claws contracted.
Another eagle soaring on high my friend.
keep looking up.
Hey thanx WILFORD!!....I am most grateful for your time and your kind and cleverly metaphoric insights.......stay gold dear poet brother!!.....fist bump!!.......T xo : )
Wow one of your better efforts I think! 👍🏼
Thank you JP!!......later....T xo : )
'Like decaying geraniums'
what a brilliant line Tony...the whole poem is brilliant but for me you summed it up in that one line...hugs x
I like that line too Miss MARION!......thanx so much my friend.......VERY much appreciated!!........lots of Love......T xo : )
Hey JP!!....I am VERY taken with this VERY kind comment....'tis high praise coming from a man of few words....such as yourself!......smiles......T xo : )
Ps. Don't know how or why this comment slipped down like it has....hope you find your way to this....because I am so VERY pleased with your fab succinctness!!.......more smiles......T xo : )
I love this! Reminds me of what my Uncle used to write before he took his own life years ago. Amazing work!
Wow RENEE!!....sorry for the late reply.....but your words are GREATLY appreciated.......thank you for sharing dear poet sister.....I hope all is well with you and yours!!.......T xo : )
Hi Tony, this is a cleverly penned piece my friend. Truly you have gone above and beyond here. You could say this is a tribute to a character called Don Quixotic where this words comes from. What a character he was. Your words ooze his turmoil and confusion. He is said to of often become so deluded, that he even tried to battle windmills because he thought them to be giants. But most of what he did was in what he thought the best interests of others. Even though it was actually dangerous. You paint the busy mind perfectly. Mental health is so complex, and you get a real sense of its torture for the person trapped within it. Wonderfully powerful and moving piece. Just showcases your talent for the written word 👏 👏👌⭐
perfect and Pinned
Your good friend
Gwen x
Hello GWEN!!....you are SO right...and....you're the ONLY person to pick up on the Don QUIXOTE angle running through the entirety of this piece....it IS where the word QUIXOTIC was first created from......but then why I am I not surprised that you picked up on that....could it be that you love poetry so much that you actually dig deep!!??......lol......you are awesome girlfriend....and a pleasure to speak with too......looking forward to chatting again some time......Lots of Love!......T xo : )