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Refusal to Understand

Mike Brennan

My prodigal brother
do not let the meat-grinder of life shred your unusual ways
let your mind fly far away from the climax of another terrible day
madness is just all the others refusal to understand

The aching you feel inside is
the whole world’s wounds that will never be band-aided or healed
my prodigal brother

Life is strange when everyone seems stranger but
they are more penniless than what lines their pockets &
madness is just all the others refusal to understand

The population that forces-feeds you into a fattiness of false rebellion
should never compound the weight of your own confidential inferno
My prodigal brother

You say you want a way out of the lot & to burn alone on your own terms
though the situation should never be selfish
although it is obviously meticulously planned &
madness is just all the others refusal to understand

& once the charade of this colorless parade fades away
you will accept the futility of your purposeful distancing & disdain
just remember forever,
my prodigal brother,
madness is just all the others refusal to understand.

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