Silent One Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

Obsessive compulsive disorder is a mental health condition where you have recurring thoughts and repetitive behaviours that you cannot control.
The main symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder are unpleasant thoughts and repetitive behaviours, which you cannot control.
Obsessive compulsive disorder is usually treated with talking therapies. Medicines may help if your symptoms are severe.
The most important thing with OCD is, if you know someone suffering from it, support them, do not belittle them!

Originally written in December 2021.

 

OCD Overdrive collaboration with Ink Empress

Life is not as sweet as a bowl of golden glace cherries,
nor is there a golden illuminated future for a fruitless mind.
Trembling hands and gritted teeth disguise my disorderly brain, 
feeling lost in the mist, 
surrounded by drowned out voices.

Deceptive chanting charms plant everyday confusion,
with stalking emotions running through my mind's corridors,
carrying a voice that gives birth to eerie echoing funnels,
pumping frustrating thoughts deep into the depths of phobias.

My demeanour hides behind a canvass of mysteries.
a pure transfiguration, where compulsive obsession
takes possession of stalking my vulnerable affections.
There's too much repetition in the fluidity of periods and seasons,
as I lose this battle to control my will's strength of life.

I constantly wonder if the only place of victory, 
to find peace,
is to slay silent intoxicating depths, 
which desire to explore me. 
But in reality despise me with conflicting contradictions unable
to stop my puzzled conscious suffocating  from over analysing,
enslaving excessive dwellings from every aspect of my existence. 

Life is not a jigsaw, 
I do not have the energy to find every piece. 
My soul's fine heaven is rimming with untold tales of nature, 
but misjudged precious intentions result in distracted actions. 
An angst which has no remedy as all scars remains unseen.
 
But my Fears are made into gems, 
when alone with my nemesis, 
an unwanted life long partner 
feeding upon deranged dilemmas,
which keep my mind, 
spiralling in circles of uncertainties.

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Charles Messina December 1, 2023 at 3:57 AM Two of my sons have OCD, it's no joke. A brilliant collaboration on a subject that so many can relate to. Well done S.O./Ink

Joe Maverick November 30, 2023 at 8:16 AM Well well done to you both' quite a journey I am taken on by this deserving outlining of The challenges people endure.'

Paula Goldsmith November 29, 2023 at 8:04 PM WOW!!! A wonderful/powerful write from two great writers. Do Not Belittle Anyone... Have a blessed/great day writing away...........

Yann Rolland November 28, 2023 at 11:11 PM so beautifully penned, so close images to the reality of this OCD, you have awonderful and subtle touch for helping yourself and others, thanks for the jewel yann

Valsa George November 28, 2023 at 9:30 PM I know the trauma, such people undergo. There's a close friend of mine who has this problem. He is obsessed with cleanliness and keeps washing his hands over and again. When two gifted poets collaborate together, the result is phenomenal and this poem gives a great insight into a way of behavior which many have mistook as obstinacy or some character deformity. Well done, dear friends.

Kim Rodrigues November 28, 2023 at 6:56 PM Life is not a jigsaw, I do not have the energy to find every piece… feeding upon deranged dilemmas, which keep my mind, spiralling in circles of uncertainties. …great write highlighting OCD disorder!

Paige Hind November 28, 2023 at 2:23 PM Very intense... you both did a wonderful job! Heavy, deep...

Sotto Poet November 28, 2023 at 2:09 PM Dear Ink/SO, your expression of thoughts on OCD is truly beautiful. Your words flowed effortlessly and provided comfort. The addition of alliteration, vivid imagery, and carefully chosen words added another level of beauty to this wonderful poem. The collaboration between two talented poets is truly superb. I commend you both for shedding light on this mental disorder, as it is never easy for the individual or their family. Your poem effectively portrays the ailment through remarkable descriptions.

Vijay Pandit November 28, 2023 at 5:25 AM Superb collaboration from two great poets. Kudos for highlighting this mental disorder, SO and IE. Never easy for the person or the family. Your poem brings to fore the ailment through splendid descriptions.

A. Ormulyce November 28, 2023 at 5:09 AM A beautiful collab. Finding inner peace makes me think of the quest of the Grail.

Lioness Onpaper November 28, 2023 at 1:40 AM Life is not as sweet as a bowl of golden glace cherries,. It surely is absolutly not.. Deceptive chanting charms plant everyday confusion,. voice that gives birth to eerie echoing funnel…. ooo those descriptions!! I lose this battle to control my will's strength of life.. enslaving excessive dwellings from every aspect of my existence. damn the structure on these lines are mind blowing!! all scars remains unseen.*fingers snapping * this piece carries soo much weight! The depth in this !! Mmmmm gorgeous

Ink Empress November 28, 2023 at 1:15 AM Wow its been so long since we wrote this together, its always a learning experience to write with you on various mental health subjects and other subjects that needs more awareness. I remember writing this and OCD is never an easy illness to tackle or get through, so happy to see you post the collaboration here on soup. I actually dont even remember which ones were my lines lol. I think its time we write a new collab again together, great video too to go with the poem. you’ve explained it well Paula Goldsmith November 29, 2023 at 8:08 PM Ink Empress, Hope you get this. I posted a comment on Silent One's page. Great write................

The Aura Rhymes November 28, 2023 at 1:10 AM Nice