Medicate.
By Pride Ed
Borderline in an almost oneiric fashion of
Sleepwalking in an invisible, yet hissing fire;
This personification of a hellish realm of
Compulsions to the unknown.
So I use this hourglass to count away
Obsessive invalidation as a victim
Of a lonely depressive.
As lonely as I, maybe?
But also as fake as a narcissistic smile
In the shape of a crescent moon.
"Hello, La Luna,"
Whispered I in grave disintegration.
"Your lullaby has failed again just like
The pills that fall from your eyes
In streams of liquid silver."
Manic fades with artificial thoughts
Of glass silhouettes that cinder out to
Make a vast pile of ashes an arsonist could never produce.
It was the sun putting an end to my paralysis,
But was I still just a marionette pulled by unseen chains?
I'm still in a nightmare marked by demons non-existent
That even lithium can't cure.
But what is that to the bottle laughing next to me?
Author's Note:
Originally published in Word on Main. Vol 2, Issue 1. October 4, 2010.Awards
Comments on "Medicate."
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A former member wrote:
what a brilliant poem
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On Monday, November 17, 2014, Pride Ed
(107) wrote:
Thanks so much! ^_^
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On Wednesday, September 3, 2014, Dark Chocolate
(18) wrote:
Perfect sense of writing. :) "If winter comes can spring be far behind." Happiness, sadness, excitement, etc all are effects of drug itself, stimulated with release of chemicals in one's own mind. :)
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On Tuesday, September 23, 2014, Pride Ed
(107) wrote:
Thank you so much for reading. I am very gld youhave enjoyed this poem. C:
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A former member wrote:
Amazing style, such an inteligence is visible in so wisely selection of words. Pure talent.
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On Tuesday, September 23, 2014, Pride Ed
(107) wrote:
Thanks! I always thought of this one being one of my weaker poems, so I am very happy to recieve a comment like this. :)
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On Monday, June 16, 2014, Dark Unicorn
(49) wrote:
A beautiful take on substance ingestion by you Pride,and in my interpretation,bipolar disorder too it seems.I absolutely loved the imagery in this.You are truly talented.
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On Monday, June 16, 2014, Pride Ed
(107) wrote:
Thank you. I actually wrote this during a really bad time in my life. As my life went to hell, I watched others who were on meds just spiral out of control. It was bad times for everyone. D: