Analysis of Self-Medicated
Self-Medicated
Arm chair diagnosis to numb myself to the ailments that are corrosive
To my psyche eliminate the feelings I'm not liking so that I be in a state of brief respite
That green tree my favorite prescription to write on bad nights it always hits right
So add the water, load the bowl, add some flame soon there will be no pain
So high I can't see myself thank God, cuz I don't really wanna be myself
I wanna be greened out, cotton mouthed, stuck to the couch giggling for hours
From dopamine hits, I'm lit, about my problems I forget, I'll save those for future me
Right now I'm killing off this mood with its eulogy
Or so I thought that's what it would do for me, not realizing I was the same being
Just a different perspective, my being not protected, emotions loose and projected
Self control neglected
I've come to hate this prescription, an addiction to not feel anything but good
I no longer dream or aspire, I'm always tired, can't start the day without the green fired
Mind mired because I'm Self medicated instead of meditative, I rather be numb and it feeds my self hatred.
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Metre | 1100 11010111101011010 1110010010111011110011110 1111100010111111111 11010101111111111 11111111111101011 1101111011101100110 110111011101011111101 1111011111100 111111111111100110110 10100010110101001010010 101010 1111101010101111011 1110110111101101010110 110111100011100110110111110 |
Characters | 1,098 |
Words | 206 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 58 |
Words per line (avg) | 13 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 865 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 201 |
About this poem
A poem about my struggles with marijuana and how I once used to numb myself to my trauma and life.
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