Filomena

Filomena Aug 2022

Unknown Unknown

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.

Filomena Aug 2022

Knew Close

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.

#wordplay #cryptic #pun #punny

Filomena Aug 2022

Prerogative

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.

#freeverse #blankverse #alliteration

Filomena Aug 2022

Benefit

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.

Filomena Aug 2022

Resurrection

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.

#religion

Filomena Aug 2022

Solven't (CW)

The solution:
Electrocution.
I want my turkey 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.

#suicidal #mentalhealth

Filomena Aug 2022

Totality

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.