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Published: 2007-08-25 19:19:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 1152; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 14
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It's the psychosis,my psychosis
that makes me say these
strange and wonderful
things to you, in the dark
or upon bridges,
to keep you from falling.
The rocks just don't
appear to be safe,
says he, can't you see him?
The little man on my shoulder?
But, it's the psychosis
that keeps afflicting me.
I'll use that as my crutch,
as my savior.
Trouble flees, and trouble
swarms in the same instance.
But, I'm rambling again.
The psychosis keeps the
words coming,
and you don't hurt yourself
as much... the cuts aren't so
severe.
Hadn't a scar in two weeks.
I love you, love you...
I'm sorry, that’s the
psychosis talking,
can't remember if it always was,
but that’s the psychosis talking.
Can't understand if it'll go away.
Don't think so,
said he.
Don't think it'll go
anywhere.
(the little man on my
shoulder said)
Agree.
I've seen your addictions,
your inhibitions,
your drunken missions
that leave you bleeding -
hate the color of blood.
But they stop when it arrives,
my psychosis. I believe that you
believe, and I'll pretend to believe
that our belief will stand in the background,
twiddling it's thumbs,
cautionary cautions,
standing watch, as long as I keep
my psychosis around.
The little man
on my shoulder blade
agrees.
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Comments: 31
We should collaborate on poetry. Interested? This is cool. It's hard to turn a condition into art without demeaning or mocking it. I think you handled this quite well 
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wow.. this is amazing. i love how you portrayed psychosis in a beautiful way instead of stereotyping it like others do
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i have psychosis.
i don't like it because i see things and i hate it when people worry about me because i can hurt them...
but music is like my way out of it
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The thought of psychosis and such mental diseases is frightening. I hope I'll never get insane or get severe depression.
I smoke a lot of weed and this statistically increases the chances of becoming psychotic/mentally ill but I guess I just pray and
hope that nothing bad happens.
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yes, yes, friend. that thought scares me, too. i keep thinking would i even KNOW i have it? and if i'm self-aware that i do have it, does that really mean that i DON'T have it? a paradox!
thanks for reading!
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sometimes, the psychosis is beneficial, like for me. But they're still going to treat me for it. When ever I draw my imaginary champion, it's not what they would think. When ever I draw him, I draw him coddling me, or someone else in need, comforting them, trying to make things better.
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Exactly. In this piece, the psychosis was what helped the main character get through the notion of being in love with the other character who would hurt themselves when feeling alone (implied) as this portion of the second to final stanza says:
seen your addictions,
your inhibitions,
your drunken missions
that leave you bleeding -
hate the color of blood.
But they stop when it arrives,
my psychosis.
But, yeah, of course, people are going to try to treat it, since it's not deemed "normal" in the medical field.
Thanks for the comment!
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Very emotional and quite powerful in its own way.
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oh, wow. thanks so much.
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You're welcome
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As someone who suffers from psychosis, I have to say this is quite an accurate and beautiful portrayel! It's very touching.
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wow, thanks so much!
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hey, thanks a lot dude. glad you liked this piece.
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"I love you, love you...
I'm sorry, that’s the
psychosis talking"
Gosh, I really love this
And that's not psychosis talking
xo
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Wow, thanks much! This is an oldie, but goodie!
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wow this is really good! i love the imagery it portrays
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Thank you so much. This is one of my favs actually. Glad you found it.
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your welcome, its one of my favs 2, im also glad i found it
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I have heard of some who would notbe treated for they thought they lost their edge, their passion. The drugs made them feel numb. I was given Paxil once for a severe postpartum depression and I do not really remember the next 11months of my life ... at least not in detail. But I did some huge and spectacular abstracts during that time. So ... who knows?
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Oh yes, yes. Tis mere fiction in the grandest sense. I would venture to say that it was something deep and metaphorical in meaning, but it was just a fictional account of someone who'd just actually could force him (her, your choice 
And I would absolutely love to see some of those abstracts.
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Oh wow. Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. ^_^
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I'll wiki your inspiration, but the human psyche is such that we all have a little being on our shoulder or some other body part. The duality and distancing in the poem speaks to the fleeting nature of human identity. A little voice told me to write this. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
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Thank you for your interest! And for the fav.
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"I love you, love you...
I'm sorry, that’s the
psychosis talking,
can't remember if it always was,
but that’s the psychosis talking.
Can't understand if it'll go away."wow..
i think i might wiki her too, now im interested
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^^ Hope I didn't disappoint you when you looked her up. It was more of a connecting reaction, plus past experiences with Beat poets.
And O Superman was the strangest thing I've seen in a while, but after the five minute mark, made sense and worked. Thank goodness my hard rock side didn't take over and click the back button. I wouldn't have been able to write this.
Thanks for the fav!!!
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ironically i wasnt disppointed at all!
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