The Art of RoastingPoets are at their best when perfectly in sane. Their insanity helps normal peo ple see a little bit more straight. Artists are inspired when t hey go beyond what facades cl aim; ordinary people are content with Mon day mourning de-caf drinks. The world is much wider than we are taught to believe and in this laife I've tasted but a few dr ops ah Amazing Koffee -
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| Ella: | Who's sane? Who's insane? There's something curiously political about that dichotomy. |
| Juanita: | In fact, I'm not even sure that a dichotomy is warranted. I believe all of us navigate around a constantly changing spectrum of sanity/insanity. |
| Ella: | Yeah, and unconsciously, most of us have a way of believing anything too far from our own views is insane. What I like about this poem is the way it points out how words can roast the soul. What is poetry but a fuel to ignite the mind? |