Poem #14--SadlyMadly

SADLYMADLY


Who sad? You sad. Me sad, so sad.
Sadly sitting do I still, grimly seeking sullen thrills.
Oh so sad from day to day, oh so desperate--sadly pray.
Grinning like a killer mad, prompted by the swords of sad.
Staring at the mirror's face, staring into outer space.
Outer space is staring back; mirror's face is sadly cracked.
I sad. Why sad? No glad, just sad.
Sad, said I--sad, but why? Sad and mad but never glad.
Sadness like a suit I wear. Many see but no one care.
Laughing louder, night and day. Not in glad, but maddened way.
I sad. When sad? All the time sad.
Friendless grinning, happy daze. Glassy eyes with icy glaze.
Waking sadly in the morn. Would be glad if never born.
Writhing like a carcass mad, kept alive by swords of sad.
Sadlymadly, living badly; take my mind, I give it gladly.
I sad, too bad! Sad times I've had.
Sadlybadly, living madly; give me hope, I'd take it gladly.
Sickly like a fallen leaf; mad I am, so struck with grief.

Pride is hard to swallow or chew; regrets are abundant, confessions are few.