disorderly- asylum door #8

By anathema

para*noia

(noun)

1 : a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usu. without hallucinations

2 : a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others.

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the doctors

(are they really doctors?)

keep telling me

(what kind of medication is that?)

that i am

(i think they want to poison me.)

P

(are they watching me?)

A

(they want to get inside my head)

R

(who's behind me?)

A

(what's in that shadow?)

N

(oh my god, i'm deathly ill)

O

(what if i'm allergic and i don't know it yet?)

I

(who keeps calling at this hour?)

D

(i can't breathe. why can't i breathe?!?)

i
am
simply
more aware
than others are...

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Published on Wednesday, July 9, 2003. Filed under: "Poetry"

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Comments on "disorderly- asylum door #8"

A former member wrote: very interesting, experience speaks brilliantly.
On Friday, October 15, 2004, Zhee (529) wrote:

hehehheehe.. i loved this!! i see it so often that i probably haven't seen it in this light for some time!great work!
On Wednesday, March 10, 2004, flying_fox (573) wrote:

the ending is fucking brilliant. The justification nails it perfectly. Can you tell I've been there before?? HOW CAN YOU TELL THAT??? Fox
On Sunday, August 10, 2003, Diva_Satanica (78) wrote:

paranoia. this is a great poem.-D.S
On Sunday, August 10, 2003, Jonas (720) wrote:

just because you're paranoid don't mean they're not after you - cobain
A former member wrote: Paranoia is great... love it
A former member wrote: Ah yes... this one I feel.. cause it's perception... are you just more aware? Perhaps you have a sixth sense? Sometimes I feel that way...
On Wednesday, July 9, 2003, anathema (50) wrote:

paranoia. the things i have not done because i was too paranoid to leave the house- the people i haven't called for fear someone other than them would pick up. it is a terrible and frightening cage.
On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, SilentStalker (1066) wrote:

oh gosh, this brings back memories of "overawareness"...now I'm scared....
On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, SalemLex (25) wrote:

i gotta say i agree with you a hundred percent. I've always had the worry that people werent friends cuz they liked me but that there was some other motive.
On Monday, July 14, 2003, braindeadpoet (106) wrote:

I've had the same problems. It's amazing the limitations you'll put on yourself. The world use to be a huge wonderful place. Now it has shrunken to my home and a few places I feel comfortable. Great write!!!