

Maddening I am here because they keep telling me I am wrong in the head. I certainly am not. They are mistaken. I will leave here tomorrow when they realize their error. I had undertaken an important course of research that I felt sorely needed work, but I fear that my time in this place has already set me back too much to complete my studies in timely fashion.Maddening by ~msree
I have always felt that throwing a sane person among the mad places that one healthy being at great risk of going mad as well. The human animal wishes to belong among others of its kind and may succumb to common weakness to keep from being alone. Such sad creatures we are, able to be wise,


Flower from a Funeral Wreath I kept a flower from my grandpa's grave,Flower from a Funeral Wreath by ~msree
A pink carnation, flush with vivid life;
A bud afloat in water in a glass
Upon a shelf of antiquated books.
Today I threw it out; the mold had choked
The wilting bloom, and lovely pink had died
To morbid brown. Such things remind me that
In life is death, and all things fade away.


A Maiden To Her Dragon Captor © 2003A Maiden To Her Dragon Captor by ~msree
Wherefore didst thou bring me here,
To thy haven cave so bare?
I love the view, my scaly lord;
Now prithee do not drop me there!
Now thou hast me all alone,
Far from safety I did love.
I pray thee, sir, do not eat me!
My noble flesh is far too tough.
Lor! Thou hast a mighty tongue,
One so long and sturdy too.
This must be several kinds of wrong,
For I am noble, and, well, you --
Now doth I see mine garments gone;
Magma spit is quite a solvent!
Thou hast condemned me, in thy lust,
To live mine years out in the convent.
Nay, sweet lord, do not despair,
For the knights outside are mine.
I summoned them to