I woke up early this morning
with an urge to wash my hands,
it has become a daily ritual
that my mind often demands.
I need to rid of germy feelings
by washing my hands more,
I cannot take the feeling
and my hands are dry and sore.
My fingers sometimes bleed
and cracked skin is also there,
dry and rough as it appears
my hands itch everywhere.
When I put on some lotion
it doesn't have a chance,
I washed my hands again
and I dried them on my pants.
Felt by the friendly handshake
the roughness of dry skin,
when it comes to mental control
it's very hard for me to win.
Obsessive compulsive disorder
and schizophrenia are my woes,
when my life is out of balance
I am talking with my toes.
As quiet as I can possibly be
when paranoia comes to stay,
I will try to beat my problems
because I want them to go away.
A contest entry
- Mental Disorders by XxTwiceDisturbedXx.
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Comments
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Wow. Excellent poem. I was glued to the way the words just flowed together. OCD is very hard to deal with and even harder along with other disorders that may intrude. I wish you luck in life. Thanks for sharing this and good luck in the contest.
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Grabbed onto this mental condition to it's affliction it causes, masterful and true. Excellent. Blessings.
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