Schizophrenia

The Problem
Today I found many things on my street.
Try not to be angry with me because this will turn up the heat.
A ten-foot man took off his five-foot hat,
And there atop his head was a tiny rat.
The rat said his name was Twenty-Four,
And his favorite thing to do was tell folklore.
Then later I saw a bird in a tree.
He said, “Come up here with me!”
Next I saw a dog dancing along the pavement.
He twirled his way to a mysterious basement.
To my right there was a ghost clown,
And to my left there was a walrus in a gown.
A building exploded up ahead.
Next to it there was a purple kangaroo in a bed!
I found an elephant that could fit in my hand,
And suddenly, there appeared a rhino marching band!
I know what I see angers you.
My thoughts are like a crazy zoo!
Also, the voices have something to say.
They said to loosen up or you’ll pay.

The Response
You spoke of a place in which odd things occur.
But, my friend, are you sure?
All of it sounds like a child's dream
Where nothing's as real as it seems.
An elephant that can fit in your hand
A rat talking atop a man.
I've never heard of such a thing in all my days
I'm foreign to your imaginative ways.
This place truly cannot be real.
What's next, a bicycle ridden by a seal?
Or perhaps a hippo playing guitar.
Your mind seems to take you places very far.
I'm telling you, I must explain
This mysterious, magical journey is inside your brain.
Your mind is playing tricks on you.
Anyone one Earth can attest to this as true.
You don't know where you're going next.
Let me tell you: It's therapy at best.
It's all in your head, don't you see?
Please, my friend, wake up and come back to reality.