Showing posts with label rewrite history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rewrite history. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

"Defense Mechanisms"




David Chapman-artist
Defend and Protect at all costs    
bury unpleasant thoughts and feelings under, down, below    
refuse to accept reality    
deny, deny, deny    
change existence and rewrite your life    
fabricate your lies until they morph into your new reality    
regress or act out    
childishly punch the wall of your frustration    
disconnect from your follies    
forget, forget, forget    
place each dissonant thought into a strongbox    
locked away even from yourself    
project your pettiness and bitterness onto the wholesome    
react in opposition with your infantile impulses    
blockade your imperfections behind fantasy    
beat your spouse, kick the dog—never harm yourself    
Defend and Protect at all costs   


 
Copyright 2011 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

"The Censor"

 



stifle my feelings   
tell me what I can think    
amend my beliefs to fit your own    
control my words with your raised fists    
remove my logic    
suppress my truth with  your denial    
protect your illusions by overpowering reality    
create your stories that rewrite history    
pout and threaten and yell the loudest   
edit and cut until I don’t exist   

David Chapman-artist



Copyright 2011 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman