Offbeat


Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Cat-tastrophy” — by: rob kistner © 5/1/24

 
Selfies find me quite perturbed
one might say I look disturbed
it’s just that I’m fed up to here
with all the lies, truth is blurred

patience has been left behind me
might just loose my mind completely
madness seems to grip this world
that’s lost interest in reality

so who’s to say that I can’t fly
and whose right is it to question why
I wear my trousers inside out
it keeps the pockets dry

I see you smirking at my hat
it’s aluminum foil — imagine that
it helps with my cell phone reception
and fascinates my cats

yes I do lose track of time
hours, days — is that a crime
you know it’s all just one’s perspective
and I am very fond of mine

and I’ve a language of my own
like no other you’ve ever known
I speak it only to myself
and only when I’m all-alone

now if you see me on the street
notice the bells upon my feet
the ringing’s meant to scare you
not meant to be discreet
am I strange — perhaps that true
but I’m not nuts — I’m just offbeat

yet — sanity is so damned hard to find
this world has lost its fucking mind

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rob kistner © 2024

Poetry at: dVerse