Her mind is a kaleidoscopic madness

tekijä Ala Ilescu · Montreal, CA

"Her mind is a kaleidoscopic madness" watercolor on 140 lb paper 11" x 15". I used this original in my book "My sad is sadder than your" to illustrate this poem: Kaleidoscope of chaos who are we to question? the workings of her mind some days, she is flying other days, twisted in a bind she is a kaleidoscope of chaos a colourful mosaic vase she is a beautiful disaster her reality, just different from ours she has suffered through every weather sunny days, whipping winds and biting cold praying to be untethered from a mind, she can't control labelled neurotic - perhaps a bit erratic labelled manic - but oh, so charismatic here comes the psychosis but what if we drop the diagnosis? just for a moment let's not be so serious allow her to unleash all her hidden genius and live freely, with her kaleidoscopic madness would her chaos then transcend into a peaceful life where she no longer has to pretend? Susannah Lee