Interloper

PurpleGlasses

Hiding within me 

Creeping inside

He controls my movements

He invaded my mind

 

Restrained to the sidelines

No one seems to see

The strings attached,

The life he stolen from me

 

He hides in plain sight

Camouflaged in the crowd 

Don't act suspicious 

Don't be found

 

But no one cared

No one cried

About this stolen body

His stolen Life

 

So he got sloppy

Slipped up at times

Intentional mess up

Just to thrill his mind

 

The imposter within me notices 

We both got run amuck 

No one cares about me

No one gives a FUCK !!

 

Are we the interlopers ?

We who fight for control ?

Or is it the people around us ?

Who couldn't care to know ?

  • Author: PurpleGlasses (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 27th, 2023 04:59
  • Comment from author about the poem: Props to vegeta (DBS) His speech about Goku black inspired me to write this piece. Tbh I didn't know what interloper was beforehand
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Comments3

  • L. B. Mek

    an intriguing question
    can be traced back to nature or nurture
    a poem to contemplate
    thanks for sharing, dear poet

    • PurpleGlasses

      Thanks for the read !

      Interesting take 🙂

    • David Wakeling

      I found this confusing but hey what would I know

      • PurpleGlasses

        Thanks for the read. Generally speaking I like to leave to interpretation to the reader.
        But perhaps this context might help you.

        The poem is confusing by design. Because it (to me) describes the struggle with my mental challenges

        The interloper is my mental illness personified. He tries to weave malign thoughts in my mind, to slowly gain control.

        I try to retake control but am unable to do so.

        So in power the interloper is happy at first. But he then realises the burden of my existence (which ironically laid the grounds for said mental illness)

        So in the end we sit down and together we curse at the indifference of the people around us


        I hope this makes it more understandable.

      • 2781

        Who's controlling who, that's the question.



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