The Mess That Is Me

My insecurities are making me insecure
My doubts are giving me doubts
I would scream and yell, if I thought I would be heard
Over top of all of my shouts

My phobias are starting to scare me
My complexities are awful complex
I am a perfect text book example
Of a condition for which there is no text

My psychoses are really psychotic
My episodes are episodic
I am a narcissist who hates himself
Bi-polar must be contagious, because I know I caught it

I think I failed the ink blot test
All I saw were big ink blots
I am haunted by my memories
But my memories have been forgot

I am sick of being a hypochondriac
My narcolepsy keeps me awake
I am a non-practicing masochist
Because the pain I cannot take

My abnormalities are really abnormal
My multiple personalities are all the same
My psychiatrist says there are explanations
For these conditions he cannot explain
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Dietrich Avatar
March 14, 2012 at 12:02 AM
hahaha, I forgot the name for this process: when you make opposite meanings (I know one judge a long time ago did a contest about this kind of writing) Anyway, GOOD example of how it's done. A very enjoyable read.
Susan Avatar
March 13, 2012 at 9:39 AM
sounds like a series of contradictions - a fun write :) glad you're not really like this - I can only imagine the nonsense, I mean poems, you'd write! ha! soupmail
The Rogue Rhymer Avatar
March 12, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Joe this is such a fun one. LOL about the ink blot blots :) Thanks so much for your recent comment-it cracked me up!
Collins Avatar
March 12, 2012 at 12:09 PM
dear Joe - In unsympathetic compassion, I'm glad for what I've found in the lost sensation of your work. It's wonderful. love, Kathy
Merryman Avatar
March 12, 2012 at 11:38 AM
You did a fantastic job with this write, Joe. I don't believe any of it for a second, but it sure made me smile. Love, Kim
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