pOCDems (OCD in or near poems)

OCD-Free
2 min readJun 20, 2022

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This Time is New

Every step I take is like a lover’s caress
And while I have felt the same caress countless times
This one is new. This one is happening for the first and only time now.
This time, sipping jasmine tea
This time touching the keyboard
This breath
Is new
It is only happening right now.
Look at it!

Dictators Think They Know What’s Best For You

Dictators think they know what’s best for you
OCD is trying
To control things in your best interest
Even a benevolent dictator doesn’t trust you with freedom
The fact that it’s just trying to help
Makes you hate it even more

High Coup

I feel OCD
I push against OCD
I am powerless

I feel OCD
I walk around OCD
I chart a new path

I feel OCD
I breath through anxiety
I practice freedom

Trailing Off

Menswear. Men’s where?
Hair conditioner. Air conditioner
Anonymous. Synonymous
What was the worth of words
When words were working
Wistfully waxing and waning
With whenever work was waiting
The end is Nigh at night
The Science Guy was right
Now all that’s left
Is bereft of heft:
Tailings of tales
Trailings of trails
Wailings of whales
Failing
Failing …

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OCD-Free
OCD-Free

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Essays, stories & poetry about OCD, culture and society, by Eric. OCD-Free the book: https://shorturl.at/nGR59

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