Long Poems About Illness
#illness
Between Sacred and Profane
i did mean to make you spill
If you are hurt, then you'll heal
Epicurean is a devilish will
There is too much left to enjoy
Away from flesh, lust and pill
What doesn't kill you
Gives you good health
what doesn't hurt you
Drags you in more filth
Spare false words
To a stormy day
And sow today
you shall reap someday
Leave your complains
On your dusty shelf
And be a man for once
The a stoic wolf, dies
Don't pity on your self
...
If you are hurt, then you'll heal
Epicurean is a devilish will
There is too much left to enjoy
Away from flesh, lust and pill
What doesn't kill you
Gives you good health
what doesn't hurt you
Drags you in more filth
Spare false words
To a stormy day
And sow today
you shall reap someday
Leave your complains
On your dusty shelf
And be a man for once
The a stoic wolf, dies
Don't pity on your self
...
#depression
#illness
#SelfHarm
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The Silent Goodbye
The Silent Goodbye
I must leave now, it’s time
I must go, our story’s over
Our fairytale ended
I can’t mend it, I’ve grown colder
The love for you has died
I guess I killed it in a way
A promise I made to myself
And so I cannot stay
The darkness in me spread
I’d say that yeah I hit rock bottom
I fell down my own rabbit hole
The demon’s came, I fought them
And in the end they won
My time is done
It’s time to leave
It hurts to have to let you go
The both of us will grieve
...
I must leave now, it’s time
I must go, our story’s over
Our fairytale ended
I can’t mend it, I’ve grown colder
The love for you has died
I guess I killed it in a way
A promise I made to myself
And so I cannot stay
The darkness in me spread
I’d say that yeah I hit rock bottom
I fell down my own rabbit hole
The demon’s came, I fought them
And in the end they won
My time is done
It’s time to leave
It hurts to have to let you go
The both of us will grieve
...
#sadness
#heartbroken
#death
#illness
#bittersweet
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Tell It To The Bees
When I was eight, a bee stung my face.
Tangled itself in my hair
saw me as an enemy
and shot hot venom into my skin.
My Mother ran to her screaming kid
as a moment of pure panic erupted
on Sunday’s lawn,
but the damage was done
my head throbbing, numb
where a bruise turned a vivid shade
of violet, as bold as my new fear
of small latching insects.
Fast forward thirty years
and I...
Tangled itself in my hair
saw me as an enemy
and shot hot venom into my skin.
My Mother ran to her screaming kid
as a moment of pure panic erupted
on Sunday’s lawn,
but the damage was done
my head throbbing, numb
where a bruise turned a vivid shade
of violet, as bold as my new fear
of small latching insects.
Fast forward thirty years
and I...
#illness
#bees
#disability
#StreamOfConsciousness
#fear
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HALFWAY THERE (II) (2nd longer revision of original poem; 1-29-1997, East jetty of Flagship Hotel Pier, Galveston, TX)
i took a trolly
down to the beach
at the end of it s line
walked out to
the end of a jetty
looked out over
this vast gulf of mexicos
seemingly endless horizon
and longingly
thought to myself
with a heavy inner sigh
of momentary hopeful relief
from what little s now left of me
here at this point
of my life s present
long challenging
ongoing journey
in all it s worn...
down to the beach
at the end of it s line
walked out to
the end of a jetty
looked out over
this vast gulf of mexicos
seemingly endless horizon
and longingly
thought to myself
with a heavy inner sigh
of momentary hopeful relief
from what little s now left of me
here at this point
of my life s present
long challenging
ongoing journey
in all it s worn...
#anxiety
#depression
#illness
#MentalHealth
#disability
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The Twenty Third Time and it Still Feels the Same
You’d think this old hat, perfected routine
Would get easier
Knowing all the ins and outs like the back of my hand
But, it hasn’t
Preparations have been made
Including all the what ifs
The phone calls to be made
The affairs to be carried out
The loose ends to be tied up
Just in case
Flatlining
(even if it was only for seconds)
During surgery will do that
Remind you
That the next time
You better have everything in order
So those in your life
Aren’t left with the...
Would get easier
Knowing all the ins and outs like the back of my hand
But, it hasn’t
Preparations have been made
Including all the what ifs
The phone calls to be made
The affairs to be carried out
The loose ends to be tied up
Just in case
Flatlining
(even if it was only for seconds)
During surgery will do that
Remind you
That the next time
You better have everything in order
So those in your life
Aren’t left with the...
#confessional
#illness
#SelfReflection
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Succubus
#depression
#betrayal
#illness #hurt
#illness #hurt
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I guess I own this little f**ktoy some rage and sex and shit
#anger
#love
#sex #illness
#sex #illness
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I am
I am an alcoholic
I am an addict
In every possible way
I do not know how to live in moderation, I binge and abuse anything and everything
I do not know how to breathe in moderation, my therapist said that’s a panic attack.
I buy a bag or bottle/ whatever is available I’m not picky, it ends up being 8 grams in 3 days, 8 bottle in 3 days
I crash my car
I avoid getting a dui
I wake up wanting to go to rehab but never go to rehab it’s Father’s Day next week and it would break his heart my...
I am an addict
In every possible way
I do not know how to live in moderation, I binge and abuse anything and everything
I do not know how to breathe in moderation, my therapist said that’s a panic attack.
I buy a bag or bottle/ whatever is available I’m not picky, it ends up being 8 grams in 3 days, 8 bottle in 3 days
I crash my car
I avoid getting a dui
I wake up wanting to go to rehab but never go to rehab it’s Father’s Day next week and it would break his heart my...
#SelfHarm
#drugs
#addiction
#illness
#MentalHealth
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Husk
I just need to numb the pain.
Amber elixir
or ceramic white powder
Sins of the soulless
You’re my saviour
When all hope feels lost
Didn’t I say that?
With tissues, red stains
O, how I waver
As senses burn out
How can I stay here
These collapsing lungs
Ill-gotten behaviour
And years become decades
The haze has no flavour
My...
Amber elixir
or ceramic white powder
Sins of the soulless
You’re my saviour
When all hope feels lost
Didn’t I say that?
With tissues, red stains
O, how I waver
As senses burn out
How can I stay here
These collapsing lungs
Ill-gotten behaviour
And years become decades
The haze has no flavour
My...
#addiction
#illness
#morality
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See You Next Fall
i have a cold
of course I do
my winter break just started
It's a bad one
my usual dainty sneezes
replaced by giant WA-CHOOs!
that make me sound
like a 300 pound man
with plumbers butt
mostly inside yesterday
mind going to hell
cold sunny day
perfect for basketball
my body's not up to it
my mind needs it
fourth shot bounces hard off the rim
I shouldn't run after the ball
but fear of something
fat
age ...
of course I do
my winter break just started
It's a bad one
my usual dainty sneezes
replaced by giant WA-CHOOs!
that make me sound
like a 300 pound man
with plumbers butt
mostly inside yesterday
mind going to hell
cold sunny day
perfect for basketball
my body's not up to it
my mind needs it
fourth shot bounces hard off the rim
I shouldn't run after the ball
but fear of something
fat
age ...
#kindness
#strength
#illness #determination
#illness #determination
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14 Comments
Sick f**k
#porn
#illness
400 reads
7 Comments
Demented?
#illness
#nightmares
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