Robin Williams

he was an unusual man...

petrushka in a box, a spasmodic burst of talent

waiting for someone to unlock

that mysterious trompe l'oeil...

bipolar disorder does not make you brilliant, rather

it is in the fight against it

one attains balance...

he really sunk into the character

by giving life and vent to the clockwork nature

of the human soul,

breaking off into evening.

Dead Poets' Society

what a brilliant sinking into a role

seeing all the sadness of a man

torn from his love,

teaching young men to be like the ancient Greeks

and yet, not knowing

the terrible pain and consequence of Greek life.

Seize the day

but know how to pay yours bills...

most Romantics lived in debt....

what a sensitive soul

lived

within

searching for the truth

through ad-libs

mimickry

and ingenue

brilliance.