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Welcome to the Psycho World, It's always there; you may not know, It waits around, behind, below - Reality shifts and in you go... Something changes, something's strange Your world will subtly rearrange.... Women, wicked, like Jim said... Ugly men whose souls are dead. Body dead or dead in mind..? Dead in soul the psycho kind... But when you meet one, what's to do, Will it be them, will it be you..? We love the charming psychopath If they don't get the final laugh, The going gets a tad more tough If they've the upper hand on us.... This week I fought a bitter rout, I faced a psycho, had a bout, In her own coin I paid her out..? Does that make me one, is there doubt...? Doubt, conscience, fear are what they use, To gain their hold and then abuse Maim, spoil destroy, jump into bed, Take what they want, control your head. So welcome, welcome inside, I am gone native, I will be your guide, See my mask that now adorns And hides my face; see my two horns. So the question I would ask... We served each other just the same.. Is there a difference? I should say... I had no doubts, she had no shame... But none of you will ever know, Whose version is to be believed Was she a sinner, I a saint, Or have I just myself deceived..? Andy Morley January 12th 2007 List of Characteristics of a Psychopath, from George Metcalfe's websight http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/psychopath.html 1 Glibness/superficial charm. 2 Grandiose sense of self-worth. 3 Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom 4 Pathological lying 5 Conning/manipulative 6 Lack of remorse or guilt 7 Shallow affect 8 Callous/lack of empathy 9 Parasitic lifestyle 10 Poor behavioral controls 11 Promiscuous sexual behavior 12 Early behavior problems 13 Lack of realistic, long-term plans 14 Impulsivity 15 Irresponsibility 16 Failure to accept responsibility for own actions 17 Many short-term marital relationships 18 Juvenile delinquency 19 Revocation of conditional release 20 Criminal versatility (Hare, 1986) Clinical Psychologists will tell you this concept is out of date. That's because they see it as a medical condition. But really, it's just a stragegy for human life that people can adopt for all sorts of reasons - their genes, things that have happened to them, or as the result of a conscious decision... Back to the Index  Back to my Pomes Home Page  All Poems © Copyright Andy Morley 2007   People are strange when you're a stranger, Faces look ugly when you're alone Women seem wicked when you're unwanted Streets are uneven when you're down ( Jim Morrison / The Doors )