Pub Chatter: UNBOUND - October 15, 2017 - Prompt #1 - Write a poem about descending into the depths of insanity.

Blind Empathy

it's there again that quiet voice

whispering in my ear

it's telling me things that I should do

not what I want I fear

strange looks from those around me

whispers when I walk away

did they hear what I just heard

is that what they say

I just grin and give a wave

nodding pleasantly

expecting something returned in kind

but that is not to be

don't they see the man that's me

when they say don't stand too close

is that the reason they avert their eyes

it's possible I suppose

I can see the way they look

the thoughts they think of me

there goes that old man again

who has lost his sanity

the inner voice intrudes again

only this time it's a shout

stop shunning me it's help I need

I'm still in here looking out