If I were not a Madman
I would be considered
from the Point of View of “normal”
in These Earthly Badlands
(where am i/what am i/who am i/)
“normal”
I am not normal… I am happy with Myself
I was taught to Fear
Living Sinfully
I was not paying attention
I learned what made me happy Early
and Loved it regardless
I remember being scolded for Fantasizing
I remember finding Monsters Mesmerizing
I remember Identifying
I remember Who Survived
I remembered Early to Fear No Evil
I am not Normal… Very little truly Frightens Me…
I didn’t tell Denzel Washington I write Poetry
I was Too Weird for Laurie Anderson to Even Speak
I didn’t give NBC permission to air my picture on TV
I didn’t ask for Publicity about anything
I’m still not sure it’s really what I want
I am not actually an Extrovert, I told him
I didn’t know Eccentricity was
thus a
Crime
21, February 1996
I’M NOT AFRAID OF THE DARK #1
Finnegan