Book Launch

I'm pleased to announce that my first book, Something Old, Something New is now available for purchase in the iTunes store, the Barnes & Noble Nook Store and the Kobo store as well as the subscription services, Oyster and Scribd. If you've enjoyed the Musings of the Mad, pick up this book for something a bit different.

I want to celebrate the expanded distribution of Something Old, Something New, and to say thank you to all of the Readers of the Mad who have joined me on this journey. To that end, Readers of the Mad can pick up a copy of Something Old, Something New and receive 20% off by clicking the link at the top of this page and entering coupon code: LL54X during checkout. Thank you all for your continued support! Enjoy and happy reading

More Madness

Recently, some of the Musings of the Mad have gone viral and I can't thank my readers enough. At the top of the page you'll find a link to purchase my first ebook novella, Something Old, Something New. It's formatted for most e-readers including the iPad, Nook, Kindle and more. I hope you'll all check it out! And look for more ebook titles and collections of poetry and short fiction in the days ahead!

Symbiosis

The light from the street came in through the window
Shining on you like it was a spotlight lighting your stage
With me as your audience
And as you lay there beside me
Existence itself became clear
And the words began to rise from my chest
Will you hear me when I tell you?

If co-dependency is an addiction
Then I want to smoke it
And roll higher and higher with the mist
Floating somewhere far from here
I want to drink it
And sink into Wonderland
Down the Rabbit hole, late for an important date
I want to slam it
And suffer the needle chill
Lost in the lights of pure energy in heaven
I want it all
And I'll beg, borrow, steal
or Kill
To get what I want

But

If co-dependency is a construct
Keeping apart what we are
From what we're meant to be
Then I want to be lifted
And I want to lift; floating somewhere far from here
I want to contemplate that
Matter is energy condensed to slow vibration
And energy can't be created or destroyed
So we must be the same
Two and One against the world
Lost in the lights of pure energy in heaven
I have it all
And I'll give it all in return
In Love
Never alone again

Soul Tree

Awake again.
Alive in perpetuity,
Alone in purgatory
Chained to the hard floor.
 A shadow cast aside;
Left behind in the light.
Standing in the skin of a wolf;
Old bones collected in a haggard hide.
Still covering up your scars?
Hiding the real skin?
It bleeds beneath the spit in your eye.
Bruises on your neck,
Frantically glue together
Every rule over broken.
Desperate for the maudlin dream of yesterday,
A seedy, macarbre facsimile of what was;
Old when it was new.

Which pill will you take
To quell the voice speaking truth?
A light in the dark.