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OCD

I never suspected I had OCD

Until I replayed your voicemail

On the answering machine

A total of twelve times

Every evening

Just to hear your voice again

Or until I opened your dresser drawer

Thirty times

Before I went to bed

Just so I could smell

Your leftover scent

Wafting into the air

Or until I rearranged my shoes

In the closet four times

Before I left the house

Because you hated tripping over them

On your way out

But I knew I didn't have OCD

When I finally locked the door

And turned off the light

And made the bed on your side

For the very last time.

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Written by
asphyxiophilia
American
Published
Aug 16, 2013
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Inspired by the OCD poem performed by Neil Hilborn.

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