I May Sound Mad Poem by Lynn Anne Brown

I may sound Mad
But if I am
It's the happiest insanity
I have ever known
And I've known many

I've walked dark places
Sometimes
With only a Glimmer
To light the Way
As it fed my imaginings
With Possibility and Wonder

I've heard the Siren Song
That called me home
And I've followed it
Round many a winding
And curving road

And sometimes I lost faith awhile
In my ability to find the place
Where I could be the Good
The God
I wanted to see in others

But even in Despair
I knew something was going on
I could feel the current
I could hear our voices grow
I could understand the Language
I could see the Magic
Weave our need
Into something
Beautiful

I gathered all my pain
And made an offering
I asked a boon
And promised I would give it back
When I understood, what I was doing

And in an act of Faith
I choose to be an Elf
To remember who I was
To remember who I am
To remember who I will be

And so I began to learn the Language
And met others along the way
Who worked to build the Trust
The Tribe
The understanding
That we could be Gods
For one another

That we could be Good
For One Another

That we were the Good Folk
That we'd all been looking for
And that in Gatherings
We bring our Best to Life
In honour of one another

And I celebrate the Fact
That in a world where trust
Is hard to come by
I know that when I enter
Through the Gate
And Pass the Guardian
Confirmed the Rules
That we've agreed upon
That I've entered
As I heard
A wise one say
A Fiercely Protected Place
Where I get to be my Elf

And If that is my insanity
I am more than happy
I went Mad
Because by going there
I found home.