Manifesto, 2007

Todd Lee
posted 11/20/07

Sometimes I feel
Like I’m tiptoeing on the tightrope
between madness and wellness:
a teetering, tottering
ride.

Too much time
alone, in my inner world,
too much time
lost in alienation.

One live nerve,
rubbed raw through the years.

Or is this
the way of the world,
2007.  Community feels
dead, or dying.  Nonsense
is the status quo.

There is nothing to do but
press on,
no time for being
a drama king.

Hello life,
As messy as you are.

Never underestimate
the power of a good shrink,
the love of family and friends, and
yes, the community, and
your own sneaky strength.

We were made
to survive, and even
to thrive.

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