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Know Where to Go Crazy
He is going nowhere, deliberately.
~ Elizabeth Robinson

I’ve been here before,
where the rain cuts through like shards of glass
drives me deep into the mouth of fog,

frozen, frosted with lacy flakes.
This is nowhere to go crazy.
When I move again, I return to somewhere,

anywhere there is something.
I’m done with that circle of tears
where dark fears fall from a lightning cracked sky.

It’s over. The only way out is in.
There is nothing to say. It’s time to leave.
There’s nowhere to go, so I’m off.

It might as well be a picnic,
with this frayed tablecloth
I keep in my back pocket to blow my nose.

There is nothing to take. A bleeding
wafer of heart between two loaves
of breath is all I need.

I linger in the ghosted meadow.
My soul in its blue bottle
stirs the rocks to breathe.

I want only to blaze my own way,
to climb my high green hill
where each star shines alone.


Sure, I’ll miss the warmth of the crowd,
the clap of strangers bumping into me, but
the broken music takes me now, ears stuffed into brain.

No time to stay. No reason for more of the sane.
My screams fall like paper. I leave what is left
for another to write.

No desire for the ashes of this burning world.
My breath fogs my glasses.
In a dark way, I am filled with light.

I am ready. I’ve had no sleep for weeks.
My eyes open from looking inward.
I have sharpened my teeth.

Inside, it never changes. Every way I turn
leads back. I awake ever closer to sleep.
The edge of my dream cracks with beauty.

I wish I could take you. Here in the middle
of nowhere, there is so much to share.
The silence shatters into light.

It is a miracle just to be alive.

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from Into Light: The Poems of M. D. Friedman, released January 1, 2024

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Mad Dog Friedman | Mad Dog Blues | Peddlers of Joy Lafayette, Colorado

Mad Dog writes from the moment and sings from his heart. His influences include sources as divergent as William Butler Yeats & the delta blues. His songwriting is sincere, simple & often humorous. He has recorded many solo & collaborative projects featuring his spontaneous compositions on harmonica, Native American flute & Theremin. He is also the founder of Mad Dog Blues & The Astral Project. ... more

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