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'crumbs of (in)sanity'

By scatcatblu

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calm soft thoughtsinvading my headgently nudging asidedoubts and reasoningnudging over the edgepushing awayhiding in a dark dark wellany real emotionthat chances bythought patrolhiding in the bushesready to pounceon unsuspecting emotionsanything out of controlout of linein the wayout with the badgemove alongbe offhere you can't staywork, eat, sleep, workvegetatehide in that bookengross in lame tv showdelve into movie lifewander in the gardenmulling overhousework and choresnever openingthose hidden packagesnever lettingthose emotions outnever feelingthose realitiesthat run past my mindhiding around cornersnonchalantly passing byriding in on others wavesdropping off tidbitscrumbs of insanityadding to the pileof leftover senselessnessbleedingfilling up the back of my mindthreatening to crumblewaiting to overflowat inopportune timeswhispering sweet nothingsabout incapacity, coldnessuseless, pointless behaviouradding to the backgroundof dark dank shadowsalways whisperingwhispering dark truthsnudging insane realitiescrashing through my mindthis one's another older write that I am reluctant to edit due to the mental anguish that was prevalent at the time - so I have left it as is - but I would appreciate feedback on content even though I admit it is messily all over the place - I'm not even sure what I was feeling exactly or whether I even relate to it anymore - another reason not to change it now I suppose =^..^= Written January 11th, 2002 © on Jan 10 2002 06:35 PM PST    18 • 0 • 10

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"calm soft thoughtsinvading my headgently nudging asidedoubts and reasoningnudging over the edgepushing awayhiding in a dark dark wellany real emotionthat chances bythought patrolhiding in the bushesready to pounceon unsuspecting emotionsanything out of controlout of linein the wayout with the badgemove alongbe offhere you can't staywork, eat, sleep, workvegetatehide in that bookengross in lame tv showdelve into movie lifewander in the gardenmulling overhousework and choresnever openingthose hidden packagesnever lettingthose emotions outnever feelingthose realitiesthat run past my mindhiding around cornersnonchalantly passing byriding in on others wavesdropping off tidbitscrumbs of insanityadding to the pileof leftover senselessnessbleedingfilling up the back of my mindthreatening to crumblewaiting to overflowat inopportune timeswhispering sweet nothingsabout incapacity, coldnessuseless, pointless behaviouradding to the backgroundof dark dank shadowsalways whisperingwhispering dark truthsnudging insane realitiescrashing through my mindthis one's another older write that I am reluctant to edit due to the mental anguish that was prevalent at the time - so I have left it as is - but I would appreciate feedback on content even though I admit it is messily all over the place - I'm not even sure what I was feeling exactly or whether I even relate to it anymore - another reason not to change it now I suppose =^..^=..."

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