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This Madness
This Madness is an intense collection of poems where Maggie Chatterton delves deep into some of the darker themes that happen in the world. Some poems are personal, written as a method to cope with certain emotions while some poems aren't as personal to her but nonetheless powerful.
I stare at those lines
That I've drawn on this mirror
And I hate what I see.
I strive to be
Everything that they
Want me to be
Even if it is something
That isn't me...
~Lines on the Mirror
I stare at those lines
That I've drawn on this mirror
And I hate what I see.
I strive to be
Everything that they
Want me to be
Even if it is something
That isn't me...
~Lines on the Mirror
135 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2020
About the author
Maggie Chatterton
7 books37 followersMaggie lives in the states with her family and their small menagerie of pets. She spends her free time reading, writing, and talking to friends. Her interest in writing was sparked in elementary school by a short story assignment and has only grown since. She hopes to turn this passion of hers into a career. Her first published work was a poetry collection titled This Lullaby which was quickly followed by two other collections. She's also contributed two poems to the poetry anthology Love is Love.
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December 28, 2022
After years of being removed from purchase, as of December of 2022, This Madness is now being re-listed.
Writing This Madness was a challenge. I poured many thoughts and emotions into each poem. Some are darker than others while others are more about grief and death. While writing, I lost two of my beloved pets and I expressed my grief and pain in the poems. Like This Lullaby, these poems all hold a special meaning. Even if the poem isn't about me or my life, they're important. Again, I channeled the thoughts and emotions of loved ones. But I also pulled themes from history. Like how the poem Mon Amour, Ma Patrie is about Joan of Arc.
The poem My Waterfall is me, as a person, not a poet, talking to a lost member of my family. Speaking about my grief and how I wasn't ready to lose them, even though it was their time.
And after many obstacles, the finished version of the collection came to life.
To everyone who reads This Madness, I hope you had enjoyed the collection.
Writing This Madness was a challenge. I poured many thoughts and emotions into each poem. Some are darker than others while others are more about grief and death. While writing, I lost two of my beloved pets and I expressed my grief and pain in the poems. Like This Lullaby, these poems all hold a special meaning. Even if the poem isn't about me or my life, they're important. Again, I channeled the thoughts and emotions of loved ones. But I also pulled themes from history. Like how the poem Mon Amour, Ma Patrie is about Joan of Arc.
The poem My Waterfall is me, as a person, not a poet, talking to a lost member of my family. Speaking about my grief and how I wasn't ready to lose them, even though it was their time.
And after many obstacles, the finished version of the collection came to life.
To everyone who reads This Madness, I hope you had enjoyed the collection.
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