Yellow Wallpaper Blackout

Blackout of the original

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

[Misery]

Different. Not different in the 'useless' category; different in the 'brilliant' category. Simple, but filled with human complexity. I love it. Your poem sent me to the internet to track down 'yellow wallpaper syndrome'. Thanks for the insight, I've learned something new today. Keep sharing your unique style, dear poet.

[Lizzie Mitchell]

Thank you so much! That means a lot. I'm glad you enjoyed it enough to look that up! Look up "make blackout poetry" if you want to see where I got the idea for the slash-through format.

[Misery]

I will. Thank you.

[ClocksontheRadio]

I love this black out poetry you have introduced to me! I believe I will apply this to my own writing...(: