Obsession - a poem

when you first see
that which is attractive
you find you can be
a little bit obsessive.
obsession is healthy
in small doses
people throughout history
have known this
from washington to moses.
obsession is sick
when it invades your dreams
to haunt, to taunt
and it fosters your screams.
obsession runs rampant
through this world
which is giant.
healthy obsessions
can create concessions
to make the lives
of the unobsessed better.
warped obsessions
can destroy lives
family, friends,
husbands and wives.
obsession can be a good thing
or it can be bad
being obsessed
can make you mad.