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| Expression of Pain by MyBurningEyes @ deviantART |
Pain is an unwelcome invader,
a parasite injected into my body
at the point of a hypodermic needle,
spreading through my flesh
infecting my whole existence,
leaving me a hostage
to its greedy appetite,
isolated from the wooded canyons I love,
ending nights spent swaying
in half-light in strong arms.
Pain burns with white hot heat
consuming the life I thought I would live,
I suffocate in its tormented touch.
Isolated from those
who don’t understand,
who think I’m
faking
lazy
crazy
fat
looking for a fix
Pain is the monster
lurking beneath my bed
interrupting my sleep
as I struggle to shift weight,
the sweetest dreams providing no refuge.
Pain haunts my faltering steps,
a burden I carry with me
every moment
every place.
an inexorable condemnation
with no prospect of reprieve in sight.
Dishes
dinner
laundry
even a simple walk to the mailbox
becomes a Herculaneum task
leading to tears and torture.
Pain wraps its scaly tentacles around me,
writhing through my body
constricting my mind.
I inhale its essence
with each breath
and my anger grows
bile burning my throat
in reluctant acceptance
knowing that the pain is inescapable.
~~~ This poem was inspired by a prompt from dVerse Poets Pub asking us to write a stream-of-consciousness poem.
