Serenity's Insanity

Serenity for now

Letting it go,

Insanity later.


It's all over

So take a bow,

Serenity for now. 


Used to hate her

Now you'll date her,

Insanity later. 


Told to calm down

So I whisper to myself, 

Serenity now. 


I fear the greater-- 

Feet getting cold,

Insanity later. 


In the end, they all leave 

So I vow to never allow 

Serenity now

Insanity cleaved. 

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  1. Professor MillerMay 1, 2022 at 5:28 PM

    I really like this ultra-compressed mini-villanelle, but I think "Seasons Overwhelm Me" will make for a better workshop discussion. For now, I just want to note that I see what you are doing here, and I think this experiment with minimalist lines has helped to stress one of your skills: you have grown into a very effective editor of your own language. I know from experience that it is hard to make a poem work with lines this consistently short, but I think you pull if off here, and despite the poem's abstract nature, it still grabs me.

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