Schizophrenic on a Mission
I sit in my room alone but with a presence
My nerves are like lightning, electrified and effervescent
After an all night vigil, the day breaks through the sky
My bodies finely programmed, just like my wired up mind
The voices in my head command me wisely
While the messages from the telly inform me concisely
On my objectives, plans and aims
To go outside on a mission, to enact out my own war games
With adrenaline like amphetamine, rushing and pumping
I leave my humble dwelling, my shoulders not slumping
I pass a posse of youths who stare at my strange attire
I pass them nonplussed, glaring at them with fire
Passing a brewery, my acute senses are filled with hops
Smoking a fag I survey the local area, looking out for cops
Breathing in smoke in my cast iron lungs
I take a turn into an estate yearning for anarchic fun
I see my objective I'm filled with deluded pride
I proceed on further my senses in override
A factory with burning chimneys, spewing combustion in the sky
I prepare myself for war, my energy levels high
With a sense of thrill, I prepare to instil some damage
But a black maria pulls up, I walk up without panic
Searching my person and belongings, I'm burning with frustration
As the copper escorts me to the van to take me to the station
At the cop station I'm interviewed and checked in
Loudly demanding my freedom, so I can free the world of sin
Escorted down the corridor I'm detained for hours in a cell
The voices in my brain distracting me from this hell
With my aggression levels in infinity
A suited fella arrives regarding my sanity
With a few choice notes at a flick of a pen
I'm handcuffed to a bobby and on a journey again
Circling the streets on a mystery tour
I'm exhausted and confused I can't take any more
The van stops sharply at a hospital bay
Where I'm led to a ward on a Section 2 stay
Dave Bradley
Wed 30th Oct 2013 09:19
This isn't great poetry as such but who cares. It does its job as versifying to get across an extraordinary experience/day/reality. I will remember it long after I've forgotten stuff which ticks more technical boxes