The Voices Request You Insert the Needle Here

The Voices Request You Insert the Needle Here

A Poem by L0v3craft
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Random poem I wrote for my imaginary friend, Fred, the evil Easter bunny--appeals to those fond of absurdity, surrealism, and morbid humor(s) :]

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Don’t you even dare wake up the dead.

“Trip over shoelaces and mind your head,”

She said.

Don’t you even think of an attempt.

Such little lies end up as forms of ill-contempt.

‘Nuff said.

 

Don’t you even try to breathe

These whispers filled with certainty,

Then wash the bad things out with soap

And pray these walls will never close.

Don’t you even try to say

These voices just won’t go away.

They’ll pry inside to sneak a peek

As you fall deeper in dreams.

 

No surprise

No surprise

No surprise

The voices just get louder.

No surprise

No surprise

No surprise

These voices just get louder.

 

Paperclips do wonders under my bed.

“Keep the naked ice-cream people from my head,”

I said.

With pins and stitching needles armed with thread,

You’ll never guess what I just sewn onto my Fred.

Well said.

 

Don’t you even try to scream,

Fred’s cut your tongue out at the seam.

You should’ve never made me cry…

Oh, well, cause now you’ll have to die.

Don’t you even try to weep,

Fred’s gonna put you to sleep.

No good will come bolting your door—

Look now, Fred’s coming through the floor.

 

No surprise

No surprise

No surprise

The voices just get louder.

No surprise

No surprise

No surprise

These voices just get louder.

 

Whisper, whisper, whisper, whisper

Deep inside my head.

Whisper, whisper, whisper

Telling me it wants you dead.

Whisper, whisper

Sweet nothings until I go to bed.

Whisper

Prayers that you don’t wake up beloved Fred.

 

It is hopeless.

It is lost.

It is—

Everything I ever wanted.

Everything I ever needed.

It has everything I ever wanted.

It has everything I ever needed.

 

A big black world

In a little white room…

 

No surprise,

I knew they’d come

To take me back to the asylum.

The psych ward holds onto feeble hope

That I’ll get better on their dope.

 

“The voices request you insert the needle right here.”

© 2009 L0v3craft


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A great rhyme scheme, quirky and original! Also, this does reflect the writer's personality (to a degree). A few of the more bizarre lines, probably reflect the writer's sense of humour (for example).

Now, the casual reader might think that all of the sudden changes, from one line of thinking to another, reflect poor writing? No! A mentally-ill person, would have thoughts, somewhat like these. Indeed, the protagonist is portrayed as a paranoid schizophrenic, I suspect? Sadly, such confusing thoughts do seem very real, and often scary, for the patient. Basically, the person has a distorted view of reality, and has replaced what we regard as "reality", with his/her own version.

"A big black world in a little white room..." These words could be interpreted in diffferent ways, actually. However, it is likely that the writer is drawing a comparison between the great evil of the world outside, and the simplicity and/or purity of her far smaller "white room".

Thankyou, for sharing this with us, Angel!

Posted 14 Years Ago


2 of 2 people found this review constructive.




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No surprise that this bizarre poem entwined itself around my heart... morbid and hauntingly dark, insert the needle here if you will, love the creative humor :)

Paperclips do wonders under my bed.
“Keep the naked ice-cream people from my head,”



Posted 11 Years Ago


Don't you even try to weep,Fred's gonna put you to sleep,fucken awesome! i love that dark morbid s**t. Kick a*s writing! Look forawrd to reading more of your work.

Posted 11 Years Ago


How many voices are there?

Posted 11 Years Ago


L0v3craft

11 Years Ago

6,678,090 and counting :D
(Don't mind me, I just love reviewing and reading your work)

It took me a couple read overs to finally get what the title says, and just reading it was enough to make me highly interested in this poem. My god girl, you can captivate an audience with just a line of a title! How talented is that?

I loved the rhyming you did, it made it fun and easy to read without having to read deep thoughts that only you would fully get (because, of course, you wrote it! :P) The small stanzas were a really good compliment to the wonderful lines of your imagination.

Posted 12 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

powerful interesting and somethig i could read, will have to come nack for the stories.

Paperclips do wonders under my bed
Keep the naked ice-cream people from my head
I said
With pins and stitching needles armed with thread
You'll never guess what I just sewn onto my Fred
'Nuff said

Favourite verse

"Basically, the person has a distorted view of reality, and has replaced what we regard as "reality", with his/her own version."
beg to differ, everyone has their own distorted view of what reality is ..

Posted 14 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

A great rhyme scheme, quirky and original! Also, this does reflect the writer's personality (to a degree). A few of the more bizarre lines, probably reflect the writer's sense of humour (for example).

Now, the casual reader might think that all of the sudden changes, from one line of thinking to another, reflect poor writing? No! A mentally-ill person, would have thoughts, somewhat like these. Indeed, the protagonist is portrayed as a paranoid schizophrenic, I suspect? Sadly, such confusing thoughts do seem very real, and often scary, for the patient. Basically, the person has a distorted view of reality, and has replaced what we regard as "reality", with his/her own version.

"A big black world in a little white room..." These words could be interpreted in diffferent ways, actually. However, it is likely that the writer is drawing a comparison between the great evil of the world outside, and the simplicity and/or purity of her far smaller "white room".

Thankyou, for sharing this with us, Angel!

Posted 14 Years Ago


2 of 2 people found this review constructive.


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