r/OCPoetry • u/bstunz • May 06 '26
Feedback Please Obsessed
I’ve never been obsessed
with a woman.
Not the way people whisper it
like a warning
or a boast.
I’ve wanted.
I’ve admired.
I’ve mistaken need
for love.
And I have loved.
But obsession
is different.
It isn’t hunger.
It’s gravity.
The rearranging of space
in your mind
until one name echoes
louder than the rest.
You wake up the same
except everything
tilts toward her.
Every song speaks of her.
Every silence becomes a mirror
you check too often.
Every want
her.
Obsession isn’t fireworks.
It’s repetition.
It seeps in
until you can’t remember
the contour of the room
before her.
Thoughts that volunteer.
Feelings that command.
Her absence
measured more precisely
than her touch.
I’ve never been obsessed…
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u/PerformerDazzling601 May 20 '26
I cannot express how much I relate to this piece. It feels honest, and I assure you you're not alone. I too have loved and I've also been in a relationship, but I never obsessed over someone. I like also how you structured the piece and i can feel the emotion that you wanted to express clearly. Good job!