How to Catch the Crazy

To catch the crazy
You have to slice me open,
To the core
And watch me bumble, stumble, and squirm.
You have to slap me
Back to normal.
To catch the crazy
You have to burn me alive;
Soul and all.
Watch the trembles
Persistently fall.
To catch the crazy
You have to trick and prick my finger;
Twist me upside down
And spin me ‘till I hurl,
Barf, throw up
Into the open air.
To catch the crazy
You have to
Shake me
Flail me
Poke me
Choke me
Scare me
Flare me
Slap me
Pat me
Then

Center me back into
Reality.
To catch the crazy
You have to ignore me and treat me with disgust.
To catch the crazy within;
You have to think I’m nuts.