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Insanity

March 15, 2014
By xDanny SILVER, Windsor, California
xDanny SILVER, Windsor, California
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Favorite Quote:
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life; it goes on." - Robert Frost


The flame I hold is dulling
It’s only embers now
I try so hard to keep it up
But I’m losing it somehow

People don’t seem to notice
Nor do they seem to care
I’m looking at the world right now
With such an empty stare

My mind my only nemesis
My feelings so inane
They hinder every step I take
It’s driving me insane

But what emotion is there?
Oh how I've searched so deep
My thoughts are like a hungry wolf,
My sanity’s the sheep.

Some nights I see the stars so bright
Some nights I see just black
Meanwhile the wolf inside my head
Is finishing its snack

I know that I am searching
I just don’t know what for
I’m hoping I will find it soon
Before the wolf wants more.



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on Apr. 28 2014 at 11:57 pm
JJ_Lone PLATINUM, Davenport, Washington
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The best poem I have read

on Apr. 21 2014 at 9:59 pm
ImmortalRose GOLD, Arvada, Colorado
17 articles 1 photo 168 comments

Favorite Quote:
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.<br /> Khalil Gibran

DANNY I LOVE THIS!!! Wow... impressive

on Apr. 21 2014 at 9:55 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you&#039;re losing your soul and you know it, then you&#039;ve still got a soul left to lose&rdquo; <br /> ― Charles Bukowski

I cannot fully communicate how much I love and relate to this poem. I think I really started to perk up and gain interest in the second stanza, and then you continued to amaze me throughout the rest of the poem. "My sanity's the sheep" is probably my favorite line. Anyways, you've somehow managed to describe exactly how I feel, and I really appreciate that. What makes someone a great writer is how they connect to the reader, and I think you've managed to do that effortlessly (:

on Mar. 23 2014 at 8:26 pm
SunnyDreams BRONZE, Niger Falls, Other
1 article 0 photos 274 comments

Favorite Quote:
Can you feel what I have seen, when no one else has lived through what I have?-HalveOfLife

I LOVE THIS ONE DANNY BOY!! KEEP WRITING!! :D

on Mar. 21 2014 at 6:17 pm
PhoenixTears GOLD, Stansbury Park, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life sucks. And then you die.&quot; ~Jacob (Twilight)

*definitely. I can't spell....

on Mar. 21 2014 at 6:16 pm
PhoenixTears GOLD, Stansbury Park, Utah
11 articles 6 photos 59 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life sucks. And then you die.&quot; ~Jacob (Twilight)

I love this! So packed with emotion, so wonderfully described; just pure. It may not be the happiest thing ever, but it is most definately pure thoughts and emotions. It is true. Well done, keep it up! xoxo :D

on Mar. 21 2014 at 12:39 pm
KarmaBites GOLD, Columbia Heights, Minnesota
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Woah! This is the best ballad I have ever read! Fantastic word choice! My favorite phrase was: "My thoughts are like a hungry wolf, My sanity's the sheep." How original! 5/5 stars!