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Aug 2022 · 946
Yourself
Filomena Aug 2022
Can you not hear yourself?
Do you see no issue with your personality?
If someone else talked that way about themself,
I highly doubt they'd receive your pity.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 48.
Aug 2022 · 661
Analysis
Filomena Aug 2022
Ontological definition
Driven crazy with inquisition
Pondering the implication
When what I need is simplification
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 47.
Aug 2022 · 61
Unknown Unknown
Filomena Aug 2022
To me it seems the more you know
The less you think you know.
So if you wonder "Do I know,"
The answer's always "No."
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 46.
Aug 2022 · 386
Knew Close
Filomena Aug 2022
I dress in brand new rags.
This rag dress brand is new.
Such clothes are meant for hags,
But I haggled closed a few.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 45.
Aug 2022 · 274
Prerogative
Filomena Aug 2022
A person persuaded me.
Pursing, they persued a path of persuasion, hyperbolically.

Personally, I was persuaded.
Perhaps no persuasion is performed perfectly,
But perfection is not prerogative.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 44.
Aug 2022 · 74
Benefit
Filomena Aug 2022
Other people deserve help.
This is because they are human.

The writer is also human,
But the implication is hard to accept.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 43.
Aug 2022 · 121
Resurrection
Filomena Aug 2022
I was taught of resurrection
Of body and of mind, yet
On the side of insurrection
Is where you're going to find me at

They told me of the implication
Of my moral bind
But now I've lost infatuation
With them and all their kind
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 42.
Aug 2022 · 915
Solven't (CW)
Filomena Aug 2022
The solution:
Electrocution.
I want my tukey fried.

The evolution:
Resolution.
I think I almost tried.

The conclusion:
Absolution.
I guess I haven't died.

From confusion
To inclusion
With those to whom I'm tied.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 41.
Aug 2022 · 70
Totality
Filomena Aug 2022
A full eclipse of mind
Obscures all but the rind
Encrusted by the grime and dust
It's swelling from the stress inside
It looks like it might bust
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 40.
Aug 2022 · 2.1k
Pro-psychotic
Filomena Aug 2022
Highly intelligent individuals
Stay just out of sight
Why do you need to look so hard?
Just let them find themselves
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 39.
Aug 2022 · 1.3k
Assessment
Filomena Aug 2022
My feeling word is adjective.
My mood number is one to ten.
My goal was met, and now I get
To wonder when I'm free again.
I guess I'm unimaginative.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 38.
Aug 2022 · 57
Like This
Filomena Aug 2022
I rather like this one, it seems
It's not what I had thought.
And though it's nothing like my dreams,
I like it quite a lot.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 37.
Aug 2022 · 1.0k
The Contrast Riddle
Filomena Aug 2022
I am cold and sterile,
And you are hot and fierce
But dressed in my apperal
Your radiance appears
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 36.
Aug 2022 · 58
Known Unknown
Filomena Aug 2022
I recognize my ignorance,
Which means that I don't know.
But I also keep up vigilance
When knowledge is bestowed.

It may be an annoyance,
To learn what was unknown,
But also should be joyous
To see how much you've grown.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 35.
Aug 2022 · 713
A Tragic Limerick
Filomena Aug 2022
I hope it works out for you.
I hope your desires come through.
  As I'm lying in bed,
  The thoughts run through my head.
I guess thinking is all I can do.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 33.
Aug 2022 · 1.0k
F*** your Favorite Artist
Filomena Aug 2022
At risk of sounding heartless,
I say **** your favorite artist.

You can say you think they've changed,
Or you can say they're still the same,
But if it's clear that they campaign
Against my rights and freedoms,
And you won't disagree with them,

I'm willing to admit,
I do not give a ****.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 32.
Aug 2022 · 472
Some Comic Relief
Filomena Aug 2022
Irritable bowels.
I'm dressed in only towels.

As my face is scanned,
I have a better hand.

A compliment is hushed.
I guess I'm straight flushed.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 31.
Aug 2022 · 977
Recreational Insanity
Filomena Aug 2022
Recreational Insanity
Unconditional Inanity
Impractical Commonality
Warm Welcome to the Family
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 30.
Aug 2022 · 1.9k
Ruminating
Filomena Aug 2022
Ruminating
Vividly

Insidious
Mentality

Anachronistic
Philosophy­

Schizophrenic
Witchery
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 28.
Aug 2022 · 69
Ex Machina
Filomena Aug 2022
All machines are mechanical,
But I'm not a machine.

Socrates is mortal,
But he's not so smart anyway.

Mortality is universal,
And the universe is me.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 27.
Aug 2022 · 59
Drill
Filomena Aug 2022
I am a fire hazard.
You are a fire drill.
Please help me get it
Through my head:
I have a life to fill.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 26.
Aug 2022 · 61
Breakfast
Filomena Aug 2022
I broke my fast this morning.
My will was broken fast.
What a waste of energy
To make what's spoken last.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 25.
Coffee is addictive,
especially if you can't sleep.
Aug 2022 · 54
I think I hope.
Filomena Aug 2022
I hope so.
I don't think so.

I wish for it.
I don't expect it.

I want it.
I'll never have it.

I work for it.
I won't achieve it.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 24.
Aug 2022 · 58
Triangular
Filomena Aug 2022
It's hip to be triangular
Acute and pointy everywhere
But maybe it's expedient
To dress up as a square
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 23.
Aug 2022 · 61
Flight Risk
Filomena Aug 2022
Fight Risk
Flight Risk

Sight Quick
Fright Quick

Spite Freak
Alight Freak

Height Peak
Insight Peak
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 22.
Aug 2022 · 500
Infernal
Filomena Aug 2022
Surrounded by infernal screams
I think this might be Hell
The tortured and the suffering
Around the wishing well
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 21.
Aug 2022 · 480
The Ugly Step-Sister
Filomena Aug 2022
Am I your ugly step-sister?
A twisted plot device?
Or am I just an evil twin?
Please give me your advice.

I might be just a criminal,
Or possibly a spy.
I know I'm being cynical,
But tell me, am I right?
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 20.
Aug 2022 · 56
Fuck This
Filomena Aug 2022
**** this.
**** that.
They gave me this.
I wanted that.

My words say this.
My face says that.
I guess it's bliss.
No wait, it's crap.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 19.
Aug 2022 · 55
I'm tired.
Filomena Aug 2022
I'm tired.
But my bed is hard.

I'm hungry.
But my food is gross.

I'm lonely.
But my friends are scared.

I'm human.
It seems no-one cares.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 18.
Aug 2022 · 49
The
Filomena Aug 2022
The
The party's always over there is nothing more foreign or should I say ingenious say what would Judas priest of On my luck of the Irish coffee in the morning after the rain of terror eyes are up here you go, sir ten death and despair of pants the deer for water keyed entry way to go home is where the heart of the matter.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 17.
Aug 2022 · 93
What Doesn't Kill
Filomena Aug 2022
What doesn't **** you
Makes you cry
And rage at fate
And wonder why

What seems to call you
Pulls you in
And makes you hate
Or makes you sin

And I can't tell you
Which is which
But don't conflate
You'll end in pitch
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 16.
Aug 2022 · 213
Stones
Filomena Aug 2022
There are rolling pebbles
And falling rocks
The plain's in shambles
Of boulder flocks

I'd like to be
A standing stone
With rocks like me
Not all alone
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 15.
Aug 2022 · 81
Looking
Filomena Aug 2022
The looking glass
Can see you stare

If you walk past it,
It won't care

But as you stand
To change your face

The image plans
To take your place
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 14.
Aug 2022 · 69
The King of Hearts
Filomena Aug 2022
The Pen is mightier than the Sword?
The King of Hearts would have a word.

For what could be a mightier *****,
Much sharper than the stone and stick?
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 13.
Aug 2022 · 262
I Slept
Filomena Aug 2022
I slept through mountains
I slept through seas
I slept through rivers
And forests of trees

I slept through my childhood
I slept through the night
If I sleep through the darkness
Will I sleep through the light?
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 12.
Aug 2022 · 64
Unicorn Sparkle
Filomena Aug 2022
Unicorn sparkle
Bedazzles her toes
There's ink from a marker
On her fingers and nose

They call her creative
They say that she's smart
But her brain is insatiable
Without wisdom of heart
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 11.
Aug 2022 · 62
Partially Cloudy
Filomena Aug 2022
I brave the crowd
It's loud and raucous
Inhale their cloud
Absorb their talking

The songbirds sing
The air is still
The leaves are green
Unlike my will

The trees and songbirds
Pay no mind
No need to worry
But lots to find
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 10.
Aug 2022 · 322
Overstimulated
Filomena Aug 2022
I'm stimulated
Disoriented
Simultaneous
Coordinating

Confusing me
As words contend
A melody
Without and end
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 9.
Aug 2022 · 77
What you do
Filomena Aug 2022
What you do is what you know.

What you know is what you've seen.

What you've seen is not your fault.

So do your best; make cycles halt.
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 8.
Aug 2022 · 64
Time
Filomena Aug 2022
The Past and the Present,
Though neither are pleasant,
Both make me the person
That I am today

The Future that comes,
As the clock blindly runs,
Must be held by the reigns
So it won't run away
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 7.
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Aug 2022 · 127
Reflections
Filomena Aug 2022
Reflections I've seen
in the pool of the self

Whenever my glasses
come down from the shelf

With changing distortions
that ripple and swell

The smallest of pebbles
can shatter my shell
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 6.
Aug 2022 · 53
Phenomenological
Filomena Aug 2022
I guess it's just logical
Return of the Prodigal
Who traded their pants
For a pair half the size

It's good if you're able
To get yourself stable
With your life in your hands
Not in prejudiced eyes
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, Poem 5.
Aug 2022 · 59
The Looney Limerick (CW)
Filomena Aug 2022
There once was a ****** from France
Who lived with his brain in a trance
  They called him insane,
  So he climbed up a crane
And they sadly unbalanced his stance
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 4.
Aug 2022 · 100
Babble
Filomena Aug 2022
I heard a babbler
Yelling in the wind
Inviting all
To be absolved of sin

He talked of God
And of His Holy Powers
At length, and captively
I heard for hours

But even after
Listening and thought
The Word I heard
To me,
Means close to Naught
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 3.
Aug 2022 · 46
The Maze
Filomena Aug 2022
They hold her down
She casts her frozen gaze

Straight at the cieling
Peering through the haze

Within the meadows
Winding like a maze

She's lost
And wanders
As yet unknown ways
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 2.
I witnessed 6 restraint incidents on my first day in.
Aug 2022 · 48
Methodology
Filomena Aug 2022
By methodology
Empirical
We demonstrate
The world is spherical

Alas, within I find
No evidence
That there is anything
Like innocence

And as my status quo
Is under trial
I take a dose
Of Vitamin Denial
Psych ward poetry.
Set 3, poem 1.
Jul 2022 · 88
Appraisal
Filomena Jul 2022
A piece of potential
Worth more than a life?
Yet ever essential
The needle and knife

Though you keep on sounding
The drum and the fife,
Our pushback compounding
Won't shy from your strife

Do you see mere utensils
In your daughter and wife?
No piece of potential's
Worth more than their life.
Jul 2022 · 569
The Mirror
Filomena Jul 2022
A forest reflected
By river's clear flow
But both sides connected
By a bridge hanging low

I step through the mirror
Prolonging my path
Is everything clearer?
Or would I rather a bath?
Jun 2022 · 236
The Fuzzy Boots
Filomena Jun 2022
Toasty toes
And a frosty nose
And a smile that glows
As along her way she goes

Because on her feet
Are a warm and fuzzy treat
That are tapping down the street
In a lovely laid-back beat

And she sees the stares
And she feels the passing glares
But she hardly even cares
It's a challenge no-one dares

So she walks along
Weaving proudly through the throng
And she sings her carefree song
Just so happy to belong

As her lover and friends
Never judge her based on trends
There's no need to make amends
With a world that just contends

Toasty toes
And a frosty nose
And a smile that glows
As along her way she goes
Lyrics for a Bossa Nova style piece I've been working on.
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