the definition of insanity

i repeat the mantra over and over

"doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result"

By trade I am an engineer

I repeat the same experiment

I repeat the same experiment

I repeat the same experiment

I get the same result

I get the same result

I get the same result

Aside from being an engineer, I am a human

I am a human who is not insane

depending on who you ask

my grandma might say I am

my therapist would say that I am not

Mental illness has a stigma like that

mania is a unique of insanity

yes, i said insanity

people who are bipolar are not insane

but the symptoms we have are crazy to me

My definition of insanity is different

it is spending all my money impulsively

going out for a drive in a place i know nothing about

gambling my life savings in vegas

starting a novel every few months

having a new business venture weekly

deciding, as someone who cannot run a mile, that I will run a marathon right now

I do follow the Einstein definition of insanity

i try to not spend all my money impulsivley

i try to prevent drives in strange places

i tend to avoid gambling my money away in vegas

i try to finish the novels i start

i wonder if maybe this business venture is the one

i do not run the marathon

home

he needs a home

hungry

he is hungry

winter is coming

he is oh so cold

red he sees red

red is warm he thinks

just a piece

he chomps

the red sweater becomes tatters

as his nest becomes warmer by the day

cheese is his favorite

he knows how cliche that sounds

but hey at least it's not a cookie

because then he'd need milk

and we all know what might happen next

he smells the cheese

a nibble he thinks won't hurt

he nibbles

droppings he leaves everywhere

insecure

his intestines something he's never had much a say in

he feels guilt leaving them

by his delicious cheese

in his warm, red nest

home

he has a home

food

he has been fed

content

he is content

warm in his new red home