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My Intrusive Thoughts


My mind runs wild and is very chaotic It is very dark and also very exotic This leads to some uncertain foundations Packed in different boxes arranged in collections My mind spits out thoughts like it's dictation Hello, can you hear me? My thoughts running in my head rent free I was unable to see That my mind once free now chaotic like a raging sea I try to close my eyes, count from one to ten But suddenly I feel like I've been trapped in a den I'm alone again with my intrusive thoughts They bang like sticks being struck against pots They stain my mind with dark black spots, spots that connect my thoughts like dots Causing me to overthink until my brain rots I wish I could wash away my pain Like cleaning the dirty window panes To stop overthinking like I'm insane I'm back again in my room With intrusive thoughts that cause my doom I say hello to my friend My intrusive thoughts that never cease to end
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▾ This Poem's Voice

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PersonalThemeAbstract

Deeply personal exploration of intrusive thoughts and mental chaos

SparseMeasureDense

Multiple interconnected ideas: chaos, darkness, racing thoughts, intrusive patterns

DarkSentimentBright

Strongly negative: distress, doom, being trapped, mental deterioration

StillEnergyExplosive

Intense language: chaos, raging, bang, stain, doom; urgent questioning

MicroLengthEpic

26 lines; falls in 16-30 range

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Multiple metaphors: sea, den, window panes, sticks on pots, dots

LyricVoiceDramatic

Pure lyric internal monologue; introspective first-person voice throughout

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