A Rabbit Chase of Nonsense

We look in the mirror
to see what is not there
in a rabbit chase of nonsense.

How many pills does it take
to contain an epidemic of vanity?

Attention’s whore is without a gender….

Too much gold makes one poor
while pennies lay in palms of the grateful.



©Susie Clevenger 2013


The Prompt at Mindlovemisery is to write a poem of madness or nonsense. 
Prompt 7 Nonsense/Madness

Comments

Anonymous said…
Oh how wise and thoughtful! Loved it Susie...
Sreeja
Writingonjusttowrite.blogspot.com
June 11, 2013 at 12:13 AM
Anonymous said…
This is fantastic Susie and very thought-provoking I love it =)
June 11, 2013 at 12:59 AM
Preeti S. said…
Brilliant. And thought-provoking.
June 11, 2013 at 9:43 AM
Sherry Blue Sky said…
Oh those last two lines could be a Zen koan, kiddo! Awesome write!
June 11, 2013 at 10:38 AM
hyperCRYPTICal said…
So much wisdom here Susie - well done.
Anna :o]
June 13, 2013 at 5:54 AM
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