NATURALLY CRAZED: Some Reflections on Normalcy and Genius

	The most talented people
	are naturally crazed.

	They see twisted curves
	where others see straight shapes.

	They hear the music of revolving spheres
	while most detect only noise.

	They taste the vintage of exhilaration
	while most ken ordinary grapes.

	They imagine continents crumbling
	as sand passes through their hands.

	Ordinary people are boring
	& basically brain dead.

	As a representative of mediocrity
	I understand this:

	Is there actually much value in breathing
	with an empty head?



Devani: (shaking her head) The basic premise of this poem is wrong: 
        I know a lot of talented people with no evidence of dysfunction.

Brice: 	. . . and I know some dysfunctional people who aren't so talented.

Carlos: (shrugging his shoulders) Well, it's good to reflect on the notion of sanity, 
        normality, and talent.

Anya: 	I am afraid most so-called 'normal' people are dysfunctional in some ways, 
        yet functional in others.


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from POEATIONS: Explorations in Meta-Poetry by T Newfields
Summary:  Some thoughts about sanity, creativity normality, and dysfunction.
Keywords: creative insanity, inspiration, normality, dysfunction, sanity, artists, conformity 

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun: 1993 in Shizuoka, Japan  ⋒ Finished: 2013 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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DEUTSCH    https://www.tnewfields.info/de/natur.htm
ESPAÑOL    https://www.tnewfields.info/es/naturalmente.htm
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