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actionagainstocd
Member

Hello

If anyone want's to I was thinking of making an OCD poem or song.

Stuck in a constant battle conscience and all...

If anyone wants you can add the next line and keep going. Happy New Year. Hope everyone has a good one because you all deserve it.

Thank You

actionagainstocd

Fri Dec 31 2010 20:16:01 #
Truddles
Member

those thoughts and rituals that plague us all (sorry but I'm no poet )

Fri Dec 31 2010 20:22:54 #
actionagainstocd
Member

Hello

That's ok. I'm not a poet either. Very true, though. Happy New Year. Hope your ok.

Thank You for joining in.

actionagainstocd

Sat Jan 1 2011 11:00:39 #
Tess
Member

Hi actionagainst OCD

This thread is a brilliant idea and I've been really struggling to think up another line to add to the poem and hoping someone else will get inspiration. I think maybe the problem is that poetry is a very subjective thing, some can write it naturally, some can't do it at all and then some, like me, can only do it when the mood is right and certainly not to order. Also everyone's style of writing is completely different but wow, if we could get a group poem in the creativity section wouldn't it be great.
So I'm going to start it off again and add my bit, here goes.

Stuck in a constant battle conscience and all...
those thoughts and rituals that plague us all
Debating, berating, never abating
Defeating, retreating, always repeating
Looks of disdain when I try to explain
and shame - so much shame
Why oh why
Because I should fly

Can anyone else think of a line or verse to add.

Sun Jan 2 2011 11:29:23 #
Truddles
Member

(sorry lacking inspiration at the moment , but here goes. . . )

To a far away land where we’ll be freed
From the sorrow and torment of our OCD.

Sun Jan 2 2011 13:22:48 #
Nimrod
Key Master

Herewith my non-poetic contribution:

that shows on the surface but really is not me,

Sun Jan 2 2011 19:44:32 #
Tess
Member

Hi folks
Inspiration struck briefly this morning so here goes again

Stuck in a constant battle conscience and all...
those thoughts and rituals that plague us all
Debating, berating, never abating...
Defeating, retreating, always repeating...
Looks of disdain when I try to explain
and shame - so much shame
Why oh why
Because I should fly
to a far away land where we’ll be freed
from the sorrow and torment of our OCD
that shows on the surface but really is not me.

Oh what joy to escape the pain
but fantasy we know is vain,
wherever we go to try and hide
OCD comes along for the ride
And so this enemy OCD
must be fought on home territory
using all the tools in our armoury
Be it meds or CBT, relaxation, homeopathy
or any other therapy
So let the battle rage within
it's the only way that we can win

Anyone else out there with poetic inspiration to add a few lines before this masterpiece of communal creativity is complete??

Mon Jan 3 2011 10:51:51 #
actionagainstocd
Member

Hello

Thank you to everyone has joined in. It's really really good.

and try to rid us of this sin
to a new day of hope and prosperity

I don't know if it's any good what I've done, sorry. Hope your all ok.

Thank You

actionagainstocd

Mon Jan 3 2011 15:29:00 #
Tess
Member

Hi again
I think that sounds great and maybe you should leave the thread going for a while longer to see if anyone else wants to add a line or a verse but it could be submitted as a complete poem to the creativity section now if you wanted to do that.

Mon Jan 3 2011 17:37:45 #
aishah
Member

Hi,

Can't think of anything this time round but I think this poem is great, well done everyone!

I did do my own a while back which should be here somewhere called The Runaway Train so I did have a brain once. lol

Mon Jan 3 2011 18:09:55 #
Tess
Member

Hi Bridget
I'd love to read your poem but it's not in the creativity section, any chance of posting it there?

Mon Jan 3 2011 18:21:11 #
aishah
Member

Hi Tess, will try as soon as I can.

Mon Jan 3 2011 18:29:38 #
aishah
Member

1. Hi everyone, I've written this poem tonight for everyone on this forum.
My mind is like a runaway train,
Gaining speed forcefully as it thunders down the rickety track.
Sometimes slowing to a steady pace, but othertimes its as if its a race.
I tighten my grip and hold on tight as I prepare myself for another fight
and wonder if I can manage another night.
The train hurls me this way and that, as it derails going around the bend
It is then that I ask myself "Will I ever mend?"
Back on track now, ready for another day,
but how long before this train runs out of steam
as it ambles alongside a tranquil stream.
The countryside setting is astounding, yet still my hearts pounding
as I anticipate another day aboard this crazy runaway train.
Surrounded by beauty, yet I still cant see it clearly,
as I have a huge dark cloud hanging over my head
and all I want is the security of my bed.
The train gathers speed yet again, full steam ahead!
The thoughts in my head filling me with dread.
I just want to get off and stand firmly on the ground
But the train wont stop and my heart still pounds.
I want to be on the platform and just gaze ahead
and not go through this torment in my head.
At long last the train grinds unexpectedly to a holt, I jump off quickly
and now I am just another blurry face in the crowd.
Insignificant, nobody notices, but I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel nearing,
Maybe, someday soon, I can stop forever fearing
the obstacles that still may lay ahead,
that trouble me relentlessly in my head.
I hope the light when it comes, shines very brightly on each and everyone of us that suffers with this plight.
Regards from Bridget

Mon Jan 3 2011 20:48:39 #
actionagainstocd
Member

Hello

That's a really really good poem, really meaningful and true. Hope your ok.

Thank You for joining in

actionagainstocd

Tue Jan 4 2011 9:39:57 #
Tess
Member

Hi Bridget
That is AWESOME, I think it should go in the creativity section.

Tue Jan 4 2011 10:19:25 #
aishah
Member

Thanks Tess, but I couldn't find creativity section. Am having trouble getting around after all this time!

Tue Jan 4 2011 18:36:31 #
Nimrod
Key Master

Click here http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/creative-community/ to go to the creativity section to post your poem. Note; unlike forum postings that appear straight away on the forum, creativity submissions are put on to the website page by OCD Action staff.

Caps

Tue Jan 4 2011 21:47:44 #
aishah
Member

Thanks Caps,

I did manage to get to the creative site and submitted it twice as I thought it had not gone through the first time then gave up, so excuse me for giving you twice as much work lol.

Wed Jan 5 2011 0:13:07 #