Insanity

Writing

Pandemonium

By Lauren McGrath
issue 8

Melodies of pandemonium

Fill my ears with a silent hum

Black is everything we have found

White is everything without sound

And as lunacy ensues without ceasing

And pain takes hold without releasing

Swirling colors cease to blend

Insanity
chaos
pandemonium

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