Crazy: The Fall of an Institution: a short narrative poem

Convinced he's crazy by the staff of an institution, a young man journeys toward self-realisation and escape in this poetry chapbook.

Crazy: The Fall of an Institution is a series of poems that explores the experience and effect of institutional gaslighting in a single, cohesive narrative. If you enjoy reading engaging, lyrical poetry and storytelling, order now on Kindle or paperback.

Excerpt:

The moon crashed into the concrete. Shards pierced 

walls and tyres. And something in me shattered too. 

I was walking down the promenade; tall topiaries 

bowed to get a better look at me. Lamps-the old 

kind, decorative and unproductive-struggled to light 

my path. They lit the flowers instead. I saw the blood 

in the bush, on the thorns. I was walking, as usual, 

toward the dining hall, but I stopped dead and wondered 

then if I should turn back: this was not my world.