Rob has given me permission to reblog his poem, “A Little Madness.”  Find Rob’s blog here.

Original DDE™  art: “Recalibration” by: rob kistner © 10/28/25

“How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice
“Oh — You must be, Alice” said the Chesire Cat,
“or you wouldn’t have come here.”

A Little Madness

we all go a little mad sometimes*
when the world moves faster
than thought can form

the pulse of data
beats louder than the human heart

and silence —
that ancient sanctuary —
seems now a myth

whispered
midst the drone of irrelevance
between the distraction
of self-aggrandized
“important” notifications

we mistake velocity for meaning
volume for truth
connection for communion
the spark for the flame

our eyes flicker like moths
around the blue glow
of a thousand screens
each promising revelation

each delivering exhaustion
confusion
desperation

we all go a little mad sometimes
because we were not built
to know everything
all at once

to feel every wound
every outrage
every triumph —
simultaneously

the mind splinters
under the weight
of its own awareness

even dreams are interrupted
by headlines
bulletins
“we interrupt to bring you…” ‘s

and yet
beneath the static
a quiet pulse remains —

the slow
deliberate rhythm
of hearts still beating
in a world still breathing

if we can turn toward it
turn off the brightness
and let the dark recalibrate us

let the quiet realign us
offer us some peace

we might remember —

madness is only the sound
of the soul
trying to rest
in a world
that never sleeps
as it’s grinding down
all of us crazy little diamonds

kistner © 10/28/25
*Norman Bates – Psycho

Read the rest of Rob’s poem at his blog HERE.

Thank you, Rob, for letting me share.