“The Line 4/12/17
there's a line somewhere
deep inside your brain
that separates the neurotic
from the psychotic.
if you're lucky
you've never seen this line
you've never had to wonder which side you fell on
because you of course just know
you’re normal
and not crazy
like me
but i live on this line
on the border of this line
i am not neurotic
and i am not psychotic
so what am i?
i am nothing
i am no one
i am a disorder
a walking contradiction
i am a dozen fabricated personalities
for you to have and enjoy.
i can't stop it
i can't fix it
after all this time
it's who i am
it's all i have
when you strip me down
bare in a psychological sort of way
there's nothing there
i have nothing
no one
because i don't exist
on that plane
on that side of the line
whichever side that may be.”
--Ali, Student