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Dark and disturbing and really not that good

Posted by Phil on October 21, 2013, at 23:08:37

I focused on the ceiling fan
As I lie in bed
Could it surely support my weight
When I longed for death

I haven't any family
I don't see my friends
It doesn't matter anyway
When it comes to the end

I'll send the police department
A simple note that says
Come to apartment 8
I'll be hanging out in there

I'll write my own obit
And pack it full of lies
A hardened criminal I was
Loathed and despised

But there is no ceiling fan
There's no apartment eight
I've been institutionalized
since 1958

Six point restraints
Thorazine every day
One meal if I'm lucky
I can't eat anyway

It was a common misdiagnosis
That mistake landed me here
I stare through the bars at the courtyard
I so wonder what it's like out there.

Re: Dark and disturbing and really not that good » Phil

Posted by Phillipa on October 22, 2013, at 10:20:27

In reply to Dark and disturbing and really not that good, posted by Phil on October 21, 2013, at 23:08:37

Phil are you feeling this way? Phillipa

Re: Dark and disturbing and really not that good » Phillipa

Posted by Phil on October 22, 2013, at 10:33:49

In reply to Re: Dark and disturbing and really not that good » Phil, posted by Phillipa on October 22, 2013, at 10:20:27

Not at all, just tired and scattered. That poem borrowed from two sources, Elyn Saks, the brilliant university professor/scholar/ schizophrenic who has been institutionalized many many times. Go to TED Talks and hear her short presentation of her life, she's amazing.
My mother was committed when I was 16. We walked out in the courtyard and the building on the left, the third floor, had bars. Those were the criminally insane. It left quite an impression on me. I think this writing is just addressing some of my experiences.
Thanks for asking.

A Really Good Heavy Metal Song!!

Posted by rockerchick46 on November 2, 2013, at 20:29:45

In reply to Re: Dark and disturbing and really not that good » Phillipa, posted by Phil on October 22, 2013, at 10:33:49

Hi Phil,
Have you considered hiring out to Black Sabbath? If not maybe I can write some guitar to this :-)
Tam

This is the best Ive seen of your poetry yet!

PS Did you know the Wall by Pink Floyd was written because on of the members of the band was in a mental institution for a while?

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