On A Granada Encounter Poem by Glen Kappy
On A Granada Encounter
It's harder now
with cell phones
to spot the "crazies"
but this woman
with Roma features
coming up the street
with no companion
and no phone
and raving at high volume
is probably one.
But lines between
eccentric, idiosyncratic
and downright barmy
are forever blurry.
Who doesn't have his moments?
And things the "sane" endure
to get or hold a job
or pay the bills
may definitely creep
into a liminal zone.
Is following fashion "normal"?
There reason we dub a thing a "craze"?
To choke the neck with a cravat
more sensible now
than four hundred years ago?
And if we allow a prejudice
to skew our thoughts and actions
have we not stepped
into the shadow
of insidious madness?
And if we allow a prejudice to skew our thoughts and actions have we not stepped into the shadow of insidious madness? Glen, we truly need to reflect on this!
hey, geeta! good to see your little picture and comment. thank you. since my psychology courses years ago I've been aware that " crazy" is often a matter of perspective. there are likely many great things that have been done by people dubbed " crazy" by others. -glen
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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This is an excellent poem, Glen. I like it for its insightful thinking, encouraging us to look at ourselves and our society. Funny, I have a poem title, with nothing yet written, called “degrees of sanity.”
thank you, laurie. this is my second attempt at responding—ph was acting loopy. i've sent a paragraph i came across that relates to this poem and your incipient " degrees of sanity." you know the quote, i expect, great minds think alike? be blessed! -glen