Thoughts from the Edge of Insanity

By Anthony J.W. Lewis

INSIDE THE MIND OF A MAD MAN.
I invite you to enter through the gates of insanity, to walk the long, desolate road of soul and sacrifice. Inside the mind of a mentally afflicted individual is sanity, but we run from it as a form of escapism. So we have no control. Put an end to the intense authority and enter the Thoughts from the Edge of Insanity.
Is this a picture of equality or inequality? Some do it for sensationalism, others for fame, some for fun. I do it because it’s my gift: to be able to compose words in a rational, intense instance. I hope my words appease your thought processes from my stimuli.
In this collection of poetry, I have tried to use a vivid description compelled by intensity as my inspiration to invite you readers inside my insanity and the mind’s eye therein.
Life is complicated and hard to make sense, so how do we deal with it? Each of us have our own individual way of dealing with it. So use insanity as stress relief and a painkiller.
Time locked away. It drove my inspiration. Thoughts from the Edge of Insanity possessed me and the result is this collection of poetry.
This substance is meant to be the mind’s Renaissance. It’s supposed to make you think: life, love, living and longevity. I believe that this poetic trip will not only inspire but heal as well.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Apr 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781528970884

Anthony J.W. Lewis

The author is an interesting character. He has been to many places; some good, some bad. The most important thing is that he uses his experience in creativity. His time is short and as the time draws near, he tries to stay away from the bad and look to the good. He has been to a mental hospital and prison at various times in his life. While there, he chose to create. The creations will one day be his lasting legacy.

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Insanity

About the Author

The author is an interesting character. He has been to many places; some good, some bad. The most important thing is that he uses his experience in creativity. His time is short and as the time draws near, he tries to stay away from the bad and look to the good.

He has been to a mental hospital and prison at various times in his life. While there, he chose to create. The creations will one day be his lasting legacy.

Dedication

I would like to dedicate this book to all those who believed in me; my mother, Ann Lewis; my father, Breen Lewis. Without those beliefs, I could not have come this far. Thank you.

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To Smell the Dead Rose

The rose smells sweet. My nose is filled with the fragrance of the sweet flower. The petal is soft, so soft, but with beauty comes pain. The thorn on the stem, the time to look. To take is to bleed and the seeds possess the flower of the desert. The rose grows and blossoms. Then as all, it dies, but to smell the dead roses. What do they smell like? Smell them and find out.

Lessons in Life

The desert holds many secrets and many obvious truths.

1. Life is precious. 2. Life can end at any time. 3. The desert is not for the weak, it is for the strong and the wise. 4. Water is more essential than food. 5. Food in the desert is abundant at times, at others scarce and at some deadly.

The Touch (My Heart)

My heart has been touched by my muse. My muse is inspired by life experiences. My experiences have occurred in that, which is my history. My history is my story and my story comes from life. In my writing is the story of many, mine as well, who have told me their stories.

The Life of the Living

What is life? Is it not to live? What is to live? Is it not to grow and experience life, but what comes first to live life or the life you live? I say who cares, just live life and live life to the fullest and reach high so you will have high expectations. If you expect great things, great things will happen. If you think big, bigger or biggest then you will only settle for big, bigger or biggest. If you think small, smaller or smallest then you will settle for small, smaller or smallest. Think big, young one, even if you are old, expect great or big things. Don’t settle for less.

The Meaning of Forever

To me forever