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Obsession

Terri Tharrington 1990 (SC)

Free verse
Detrimental, destructive, deleterious
A poison to one’s mind
Perilous and dangerous

Fascinating infatuation
A passion so extreme
Sought after and refused

It’s insane and inane
It makes one a fool
Silly and fatuous

It’s extreme and egregious
It’s taken too far
Inciting fear and anxiety

It’s terrifying and appalling
Considered psychotic and demented
Taboo to society

And yet….

It’s rampant and unbridled
Considered the highest of praise

Obsession

About this poem

This poem was written based off of fans of idols that seem to create their own world’s where it’s just the fan and the idol in it, and they really believe it’s true.

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Written on November 08, 2022

Submitted by missnikkss_t on November 09, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXA XXX XXA AXB XXB XX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 476
Words 84
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
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