Poems about Illness
#illness
Poems about illness, a collection of poetry dealing with physical illness, the affect on the sufferer and the lives of those close to them. Poems about illness includes poetry about cancer, life limiting injuries and terminal illnesses.
Drieks
Poem Published
29th Jul 2021 12:28pm
29th Jul 2021 12:28pm
The Girl in the Window - Part I
Hello?..
I see you appear and vanish ever so slow.
Can you see me?
Can you believe me?
-
Dad?
You have to believe me!
My mind is a mess but my eyes are perfectly fine!
-
I need to rest... he says...
One illness does not make me sick all over...
I feel fine.
These pills are dragging me down. Pulling me under.
I feel fine!!
One last peek before I attempt to sleep.
The girl is gone.
...
In her place stands a towering monster.
The next door neighbour. Widow.
I...
I see you appear and vanish ever so slow.
Can you see me?
Can you believe me?
-
Dad?
You have to believe me!
My mind is a mess but my eyes are perfectly fine!
-
I need to rest... he says...
One illness does not make me sick all over...
I feel fine.
These pills are dragging me down. Pulling me under.
I feel fine!!
One last peek before I attempt to sleep.
The girl is gone.
...
In her place stands a towering monster.
The next door neighbour. Widow.
I...
#children
#family
#abuse
#illness
#MentalHealth
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BlueBeastGirl
Poem Published
28th Jul 2021 1:55am
28th Jul 2021 1:55am
The Return of the Beast
When I was younger, more fragile
I used to call parts of me a beast
Fur, claws and fangs... The whole package
I used to treat my emotions as if...
They weren't my own but hers
This creature that lived inside my chest
Every anxiety attack, every lashing out
Was her trying to escape or take control
She was my protector, my shield of rage
But somewhere the lines blurred back
We were the same being once more
And it felt like my missing pieces were found
But lately my mind has been shifting again
The spiritual seams holding us...
I used to call parts of me a beast
Fur, claws and fangs... The whole package
I used to treat my emotions as if...
They weren't my own but hers
This creature that lived inside my chest
Every anxiety attack, every lashing out
Was her trying to escape or take control
She was my protector, my shield of rage
But somewhere the lines blurred back
We were the same being once more
And it felt like my missing pieces were found
But lately my mind has been shifting again
The spiritual seams holding us...
#strength
#spiritual
#illness
#MentalHealth
#PTSD
26 reads
5 Comments
Taurek
Poem Published
27th Jul 2021 3:14am
27th Jul 2021 3:14am
Pretty Little Thing Next Door
Younger, hotter, wetter
wise guys and perverts
shamans and sinister visions
the Feds at your door over a
website you frequent
a website that was contrary to
the narrative
you refused that poison when
the “bad man” was pushing it,
but now that it was being pushed
by that thieving old demented
pervert and that cackling hen,
you were getting jabbed up and
being like, we did it Brooklyn!
I’ve been out here from the
beginning and haven’t ...
wise guys and perverts
shamans and sinister visions
the Feds at your door over a
website you frequent
a website that was contrary to
the narrative
you refused that poison when
the “bad man” was pushing it,
but now that it was being pushed
by that thieving old demented
pervert and that cackling hen,
you were getting jabbed up and
being like, we did it Brooklyn!
I’ve been out here from the
beginning and haven’t ...
#sex
#technology
#illness
#PopCulture
#pandemic
33 reads
2 Comments
ursa
Poem Published
25th Jul 2021 2:43pm
25th Jul 2021 2:43pm
Imprisoned
Crawls on arms, and
cramps in legs
Prickly, stained
paralysis.
Dance with nerves,
stretch with time,
she halts a body
in deceit.
Subtle movements,
weakened breath,
a clouded mind;
misunderstood.
Ails and ills,
a lifelong sentence.
Days roll forward.
Slow.
Repeat.
cramps in legs
Prickly, stained
paralysis.
Dance with nerves,
stretch with time,
she halts a body
in deceit.
Subtle movements,
weakened breath,
a clouded mind;
misunderstood.
Ails and ills,
a lifelong sentence.
Days roll forward.
Slow.
Repeat.
#LifeStruggles
#illness
#MentalHealth
28 reads
2 Comments
Taurek
Poem Published
23rd Jul 2021 2:28am
23rd Jul 2021 2:28am
Vaccine World
Talking to the vaccinated,
knowing you were probably
going give into it
50% was the number thrown about
canicomeinyou.com
how deep is your love?
enough to keep it interesting?
havoc on a hammock
trust issues there all the time
lines lines lies
smells like hospitals
El Torito on the Redondo
Beach Pier
the weed manifesto written in
Palos Verdes
a little more context in
Carson City
Voldemort’s dream
I thought I could...
knowing you were probably
going give into it
50% was the number thrown about
canicomeinyou.com
how deep is your love?
enough to keep it interesting?
havoc on a hammock
trust issues there all the time
lines lines lies
smells like hospitals
El Torito on the Redondo
Beach Pier
the weed manifesto written in
Palos Verdes
a little more context in
Carson City
Voldemort’s dream
I thought I could...
#love
#lies
#marijuana
#illness
#pandemic
29 reads
2 Comments
BlueBeastGirl
Poem Published
22nd Jul 2021 1:36am
22nd Jul 2021 1:36am
The only path is marriage
Oh... Gods there's no escaping this
27 days and then this is it
Don't get me wrong I'm excited
But goodness this is all so much
Constant messages about opinions
What are my thoughts on this or that
Heres what the officiant wants to say
Gotta email them and tell them its okay
There's panic growing in this ribcage
A growing clouds of doom leaking from my bones
My lungs are filling up with cement
I hate choices as much as I hate not having them
Under an oak tree in a park with a vague name
The final twists will be put...
27 days and then this is it
Don't get me wrong I'm excited
But goodness this is all so much
Constant messages about opinions
What are my thoughts on this or that
Heres what the officiant wants to say
Gotta email them and tell them its okay
There's panic growing in this ribcage
A growing clouds of doom leaking from my bones
My lungs are filling up with cement
I hate choices as much as I hate not having them
Under an oak tree in a park with a vague name
The final twists will be put...
#wife
#ILoveYou
#illness
#MentalHealth
#honesty
50 reads
6 Comments
BlueBeastGirl
Poem Published
18th Jul 2021 5:45am
18th Jul 2021 5:45am
Sanctioned Pain
It's irony I think in this
That long ago it was different
The only thing that kept me alive
Was a needle held over fire
The gasps of pain filling the air
As I pressed it to my flesh
Now needles holding burning medicine
Is what keeps me alive today
The gasp after injection
The hidden thrill...
That I can hurt myself again
That long ago it was different
The only thing that kept me alive
Was a needle held over fire
The gasps of pain filling the air
As I pressed it to my flesh
Now needles holding burning medicine
Is what keeps me alive today
The gasp after injection
The hidden thrill...
That I can hurt myself again
#illness
#frustration
#confusion
#PTSD
#emptiness
49 reads
9 Comments
BlueBeastGirl
Poem Published
14th Jul 2021 9:11am
14th Jul 2021 9:11am
Mother's too fragile
My mother's too fragile
To know her daughter is sick
Itd cause her to spin out
Her mind to frizz out
Out, out, out my mother would go
Like topper carelessly spun
So I lay here reminding myself
While I cry silently to sleep
My mother's too fragile to comfort me
To know her daughter is sick
Itd cause her to spin out
Her mind to frizz out
Out, out, out my mother would go
Like topper carelessly spun
So I lay here reminding myself
While I cry silently to sleep
My mother's too fragile to comfort me
#mother
#bipolar
#illness #daughter
#illness #daughter
32 reads
2 Comments
BlueBeastGirl
Poem Published
14th Jul 2021 8:51am
14th Jul 2021 8:51am
Love to War and Sticky Blood
#insomnia
#illness
#FeelingLost
#FeelingTrapped
#weakness
46 reads
2 Comments
JohnWilksLincoln
Poem Published
8th Jul 2021 4:48pm
8th Jul 2021 4:48pm
Saving Tracy Davis
#love
#depression
#illness
#despair
#sensual
51 reads
1 Comment
dartford
Paul S...
Paul S...
Poem Published
4th Jul 2021 1:02am
4th Jul 2021 1:02am
I don't want to go out
my legs are weak and, god, they ache,
unable to run, I can barely walk;
the base of my spine feels set to break.
I slur my words when I try to talk.
unable to run, I can barely walk;
the base of my spine feels set to break.
I slur my words when I try to talk.
#illness
31 reads
4 Comments
Razzerleaf
Poem Published
30th Jun 2021 7:12pm
30th Jun 2021 7:12pm
The care home cometh
Its beige walls are waiting,
they grin as I'm wheeled in.
The stench of boiled veg
brings up the words
I can only write in bile,
My gripped tight chest
snatches at breaths,
liver spotted fingers
clutch the oxygen mask
as I suck out this cylinder.
Decay is now translucent skin,
hung on bone coat hangers,
memories spread so thin
they runs like mop-bucket bleach,
into the cracks of broken tiles.
Told to sleep, I'm laid out alabaster
under starch tight linen,
Prepared by tepid...
they grin as I'm wheeled in.
The stench of boiled veg
brings up the words
I can only write in bile,
My gripped tight chest
snatches at breaths,
liver spotted fingers
clutch the oxygen mask
as I suck out this cylinder.
Decay is now translucent skin,
hung on bone coat hangers,
memories spread so thin
they runs like mop-bucket bleach,
into the cracks of broken tiles.
Told to sleep, I'm laid out alabaster
under starch tight linen,
Prepared by tepid...
#death
#memories
#illness
#aging
#NaPoWriMo2021
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2 Comments
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