COMPORTMENT
by Joanna Gilman Hyde
The Tomato-coloured Couch 9:15pm
We Wear Our Minds Outside Our Selves:
if Our Hair is Frazzled
We have gone miles
in open wind
–
if Our Bellies are Big
We have gorged Ourselves
on Great Ideas
left under The Table
–
if We Smile
Our Contentment
may mean Our Wanderings
have lead Us
to Our Ends
–
if We Laugh
We are revealing
Our Most Primitive Selves
in defiance
of the psychiatric labels
for which We were sent away
Joanna Gilman Hyde 
Very, very intriguing piece. You dive in with so much passion. I’m right there with you, under the table, searching for scraps of ideas we can somehow transform into poetry 😉 Brilliant.
I am with my friend Natalie, very, very interesting and enjoyable read!
Thank you both for your enthusiastic comments.