A poem I wrote about OCD

[Saffie]

I asked you to protect me,

You shrouded me in your wings,

You pointed to a safe place,

And I gathered all my things.

Down the path I followed,

Trembling and unsure,

The raven called my name,

Clouds above us waged a war.

You promised we were near,

Just a few more steps ahead,

I trust your icy grip,

To wake me from the dead.

And every road we reach,

I remember from before,

We walk the path a thousand times,

And then a thousand more.

I wished you'd take me home,

Back where things made sense,

But now the trees engulf us,

A rigid, jagged fence.

You are my wicked guide,

The only one I've ever known,

But to ever make it out alive,

I need to walk alone.

[Guest Gale1982]

Boom!

Well done, Saffie. Wish I could write like this. You have quite a gift x

[Saffie]

Aw thanks, glad you liked

[Guest AJ45]

Brilliant.

An amazing poem .

[Guest imalright]

That is so wonderful.....I think anyone who reads that will take something away from it. I wish I could express myself like that! :-)

[Guest imalright]

Ps - I have taken a screen shot of it lol - to give me strength :-D x

[mummyoftwogirls]

made me cry , its brilliant xx

[Saffie]

Ah thanks guys I love to write and this came out spontaneously yesterday. I knew you'd all be able to relate x

[Guest lizinlondon]

Brill, well done

[Guest anatta]

Excellent work. Have you ever entered a competition? The deadline for the annual one by the National Poetry Society is October 31st. http://npc.poetrysociety.org.uk/

I've been writing poetry on the train to and from work for a few weeks now. I'm mostly fine at the office, with the help of methylphenidate, but journeys are the worst times for me because I've nothing productive to focus on. Wonderful form of distraction, as any creative activity is, and therapeutic. My poems so far have mostly been about non-dual philosophy as that's where I get my comfort, personally (hence the username). But I've started doing one about OCD. Got a bunch of lines and ideas so far, just got to structure them. If I finish and think others might enjoy reading it, I might share mine too.

[Saffie]

Thanks anatta, I'll definitely check that out! I entered a few competitions when I was younger but not for a few years.

[changemynametosomething]

this is hands down the best i have ever read. cried so much. is it- dont know if im going to anyways, possible that i could share this to facebook or anywhere else? of course not going to say i wrote it:P

[changemynametosomething]

or just maybe the last four sentenses? with " marks ofcourse

[Starbuck]

I also teared up a little reading this. It's wonderful. You are so talented. I wish I could write like this.

[Guest nidu]

You are so talented..good work:-)

[Saffie]

I've only just read the last few replies to this post, thank you all so much! I am really happy you liked it. Of course feel free to share it wherever you like

[Saffie]

I did happen to write this when I was in a mental hospital last year haha...maybe that's why it came out well!

[Guest Bumblegirl]

Well done. What an excellent poem and it's one I can really relate with regarding my ocd xx