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Ravenous

A poem about living with OCD

By Felix McCannPublished 2 months ago 1 min read
"Reaching" by Felix McCann - Oil Pastel on paper

Ravenous in my consumption of food

Eat it all

Eat it all

Eat it all

Fill the hole

Complete the ritual

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Ravenous in my consumption of media

Watch it all

Watch it all

Watch it all

Fill the hole

Complete the ritual

-

Ravenous in my consumption of sex

Fuck them all

Fuck them all

Fuck them all

Fill the hole

Complete the ritual

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Ravenous in my consumption of fear

Check it's safe

Check it's safe

Check it's safe

Fill the hole

Complete the ritual

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Obsessive

Compulsive

Comfort

Complete the ritual

-

And the hole never gets filled

Like a bottomless pit

No amount of consumption will fill it

I sit with the gaping black hole inside of me

And come to understand that stuffing it full

is not healing.

Mental Health

About the Creator

Felix McCann

I am a trans, disabled artist and writer. My art focuses on expressing myself and questioning what we've been taught is normal.

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    Written by Felix McCann