My Insanity

Keep it leashed,
Heavily bound,
Heavily scrutinized.

Keep it leashed,
For it bares its teeth,
For it gnaws the leather.

Keep it leashed,
As it lunges lustily,
As it seeks escape.

Keep it leashed,
While its eyes roll,
While its body quivers.

Keep it leashed,
When it screams release,
When it mourns captivity.

Keep it leashed,
With its intelligence maintained,
With its creativity controlled.

Keep it leashed,
Though the booze infests,
Though the hold weakens.

Keep it leashed,
Before the world implodes,
Before my mind speaks.

Keep it leashed,
Because people are hurt,
Because bridges are burned,
Because earthquakes happen,
Because the fall is constant.