The Intruder
Mental illness 1948 (London)
I woke up this morning
to an intruder in my mind
An alien force
that denied my contentment
that enveloped and smothered
my happiness due to my gathering
good fortune.
An intruder, unwelcome in my mind
A squatter throwing out my good feelings
and replacing them with sadness
for no reason.
I succumb; my good thoughts are no match
for the power of no. Resistance is futile
I am grown mad.
About this poem
It’s about mental illness
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Submitted by stevetohari on June 04, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 380 |
| Words | 71 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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