Yellow Wallpaper

This is not a period piece (pun intended). Some inspiration from The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Yellow Wallpaper

I don't trust
psychologists.
I never understood
what's so therapeutic
about a scientist.

I'm weird
I'm crazy
Only a hysterectomy
can save me
Maybe I'm over-dramatic
about all of this stress
Don't blame me
It's just my uterus
Every complaint
Plaguing my brain
Has no cure
But the allure
Of yellow wallpaper syndrome
Everyone's a critic
Everyone's a physician
Diagnosing pain
As figments
Of feminism

Reviews

[ANTO]

Wow - Yellow Wallpaper syndrome - brilliant name for a condition and the book looks fascinating too (just Googled it there) , I see the point though. Apparently they invent a new mental health disease every so often.

Well written Lizzie. I like your style. :)

[Lizzie Mitchell]

thanks
i sent you here because you reminded me of the first two lines i hadn't added yet
read morethanks
i sent you here because you reminded me of the first two lines i hadn't added yet
i originally wrote this because there are a bunch of people in my life who don't take me seriously when i'm angry because i don't talk much
and instead of asking me what's upsetting me they assume there's no legitimate reason
it's just pms or mood swings because that's how girls are or some bullcrap like that
it makes me question my own sanity at times

[ANTO]

Thank you - I will read more
but what makes you think I don't read enough already ?

[Lizzie Mitchell]

I don't know what happened to that comment
I had said more but for some reason it just put read more

[ANTO]

I know I was kidding with you Lizzy. That 'read more' seems to be appearing on more reviews and comments these days.
Those two lines you added are a good preamble, I feel.
Cool one Lizzy.

[Lizzie Mitchell]

oh hahaha ok i didn't know about that

[Shekinah2015]

The title surely attracted my attention, but the subject is surprising. Not what I expected!

[Lizzie Mitchell]

Are you familiar with the short story? This piece was born of frustration because when I'm upset I always have a reason, but it seems everyone prefers to chalk it up to females being moody emotional creatures. the word "hysteria" was created with that very same concept in mind. It is outdated and disproven, but people still seem to think crazy comes from the uterus.

[ClocksontheRadio]

Well written..reminds me of the song Explanations by Selah Sue!

[Gee]

PMT,I live with 3 women,luckily one is beyond,one in the hot flush stage,and the other just starting.My very own "one flew over the cuckoo's nest".Thought you might have had some female reviews,I liked this.

[Lizzie Mitchell]

haha thanks glad you liked it