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The S Factor (A Poem by Sandy Jeffs)

posted on February 3, 2025

The S Factor

For Heidi

Sometimes
Craziness creates a
Heightened
Illumination of the
Zeitgeist
Originality its
Privilege
Humour its
Revenge
Every outsider
Nonconformist work of art is an
Ingenious
Act of lunacy.

© Sandy Jeffs 2013

Sandy Jeffs is an Australian poet and community educator. Her memoir Flying with Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness, published by Vulgar Press, was SANE book of the Year in 2010. You can read more of her poems and essays on this site here.

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