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So OCD MAG

April 23, 2014
By mereCat PLATINUM, Horsham, Other
mereCat PLATINUM, Horsham, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"I am finally colouring inside the lines I live between"


“I like to keep my schoolbooks
In color order;
Honestly, I’m so OCD!”
Honestly?
I’d pity you, but I haven’t time.
My time is caught
On the grated, raw skin
On the backs of his hands
From the incessant washing,
Cleansing, purging, eradicating,
As he attempts to scour away
The internal stain that possesses him
To keep raking away flesh
With the savage kiss of water



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on Jun. 2 2014 at 11:05 am
mereCat PLATINUM, Horsham, Other
46 articles 0 photos 183 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am finally colouring inside the lines I live between"

aww, bless you :) I can only hope!

dreamshaker said...
on Jun. 1 2014 at 9:41 pm
dreamshaker, Clarkston, Michigan
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This is so incredibly powerful. It's one of my biggest pet peeves when people throw OCD around like it's nothing - you've really captured the pain of this disorder. Seriously, every line is just packed to the brim with emotion - AMAZING job. This should really be in the magazine!

on May. 24 2014 at 2:28 am
mereCat PLATINUM, Horsham, Other
46 articles 0 photos 183 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am finally colouring inside the lines I live between"

Don't worry, I will :)

on May. 23 2014 at 12:04 pm
WOWriting SILVER, Broadstairs, Other
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That's OK :) Keep writing!

on May. 23 2014 at 1:40 am
mereCat PLATINUM, Horsham, Other
46 articles 0 photos 183 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am finally colouring inside the lines I live between"

Yeah; my friend who this is based on is completely consumed by it a lot of the time. Thanks once again for your lovely comments, made my day today :D

on May. 22 2014 at 11:24 am
WOWriting SILVER, Broadstairs, Other
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Very powerful and emotive. My friend's Dad has OCD and my friends house is SPOTLESS, as is he. He's very nice though and i think he only has it mildly. I can't imagine what strong OCD is like... It must be like some sort of drug... really well described, i love the passion in this :)

on May. 5 2014 at 1:08 pm
mereCat PLATINUM, Horsham, Other
46 articles 0 photos 183 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am finally colouring inside the lines I live between"

merci :) This was inspired by a friend who has severe OCD and my frustration with plenty of people who claim it as some sort of attention seeking joke.

on May. 4 2014 at 6:16 pm
Short but meaningful! OCD is a terrible thing that can take over people's lives... they can't function properly because of it. It's sad that most of the public isn't aware of how serious OCD can be. They really don't know the definition.