In the Company Of Madness - Diane Scantlebury

The human mind
Is the strangest thing,
I have just spent an evening
In the company of madness,
Switching and turning
This way, then that,
One minute sensible
The next unreasonable,

Insanity is selfish
Bringing those who care
To guilt and anger,
But this is pointless,
Because as soon as spoken
Things are forgotten,

Childlike the crazy one
Incites others to reaction,
For at that moment
They are the centre of attention,
Reasoning is futile
As there is no reason,
Fighting and feuding is futile
And can have no function,
For in the company of madness
All is nonsense.

Diane Scantlebury