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Below are the all-time best Jim Smith poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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Broken But Surviving

...." Broken But Surviving " .....


Inside a body that's broken and torn ,
Living a life that's empty and forlorn,
A daily  battle  of constant pain ,
Making my body take the strain ,


Arm hanging low,and barely walking ,
Tired and stuttering when ones talking , 
And each step makes me flinch , 
As I push myself inch by inch , 


There is no cure, no escape ,
No miracle, or a superheroes cape,
This broken body is all you got, 
It won't get better, that's your lot,


Not easy holding   on to every word,
Trying to take in what you've  heard ,
Not easy when it sounds like the end game ,
The words going round driving you insane ,


But you got to keep going to prove them wrong ,
Keeping it real, not asking how long ,
For no matter what surviving  is a  must ,
Until ashes to ashes and dust to dust ....


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The Loneliness of Pain

.... " The Loneliness Of Pain " .....

From the door a crack of light and nothing more ,
As I lay curled up upon the cold floor ,
Having no energy at all to get to my feet,
A single tear rolls down my cheek,the floor to meet,


Chronic pain don't care if you are young or old, 
It's always there in the heat and the cold ,
It don't  care if you're working, or are poor, 
If you have lots of friends or none at the front-door ,


 Or if your educated, or can't read or write.
It still gonna hit you with all its might ,
 It does not care about the colour of your skin, 
whether you are tall, short, fat or thin ,


 For pain will never discriminate.
It's always there for you to fear and hate ,
And the world gets smaller every day,
When all your emotions get in the way,


And you're always trying to run away ,
For that's better than facing another day ,
Sick and tired of having to paint on this smile , 
Just so you can go that extra mile ,...

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Changing Places

.......... Change Places  .........

It would be interesting if you had to live my life for one day,
To experience stroke and its feelings in every way,
The feeling of waking up in a hospital bed,
Unable to talk, or understand  what's going on in your head,

Or the frustration of opening your mouth to make a sound,
And  not being understood  by the people standing around,
Or the feeling of not getting your hand to do a simple thing,,
Like when you want a nurse for the bell to ring ,

And  feeling guilty for what your putting your family through,
Or sometimes not remembering one and one is two,
The feeling of total utter fear,
That if you close your eyes your loose them that are dear,

Or the feeling of not being able to sleep at. Night,
Cause you and your brain are in a constant fight ,
Or the feeling of fatigue not letting go,
Making you feel as low as low ,

Yes there's a lot more to strokes then you can  know,
And it's not like away it will ever go
For it totally changes your life in every way
So how would you like to be in my shoes for just one day .. 

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Waves of Frustration

... " Waves Of Frustration " ......



Feel like a pebble getting tossed about in the sea, 
Anger and frustration sweeping over me , 

Never getting a moments peace
From this pain washing over me, there's no release,

Getting frustrated of having to keep up this fight,
When I keep getting told it's never going to be alright,

And always thinking that the pain will go away ,
But everyday it says " I'm here to stay ",

Frustration like a wave crashing on the shore,
Turning to anger and nothing more ,

And  you feel like  your floating on a wave of fear ,
With all the water,your never ending tears , 

Then the little pebble is washed onto the sand,
With the promise of being on dry land,

Yet only to be caught and thrown back into the sea.
Tossed and battered, never to be free.


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Words For a Legend

Not about emotions , which I non ally  write ,
but I had to write something, on looseing a big part of my younger years ,
            less see if people get it , and like it ..



....  "words For A Legend." ....

"Major Tom "is flying high,
For there's a "star man "in the sky,

Will we be "dancing in the streets"
For his music will never loose it's beat 

We all have our "golden Years ",
And now your gone there will be tears,

Your memory will live "Because Your Young ",
And "Scary Monsters "wont dull any song ,

"Heroes"you will always  be in that list ,
And for millions of people you will be sadly missed ,

So " China Girl" ," Let's Dance " ,
And sway to the music like we in a trance , 

Like " All the Young Dudes " music will never  die ,
No matter what "changes", and I,ll tell you why, 

For there will always be " Something in the Air ",
Our feelings, music, this is why we care , 

So DAVID BOWIE, you were always the best , 
Now Sleep and get eternal rest .....

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Just Let Me Sleep

....." Just Let Me Sleep " ....


In bed wrapped up under a soft silk cover ,
The need to sleep, but my mind wants another ,

Where counting sheep just doesn't  work ,
And closing  your eyes is where the monsters lurk,

With muddled up thoughts that make no sence,
Unable to close my eyes from being so tense ,

Rays of moonlight  shining through  my windowpane ,
With a brain that's raceing driving me insane ,

Wishing this tiredness would let me just close my eyes ,
So I could  Just drift of into a sleepy bye byes ,

And you can not sleep because  of the pain, 
It's a vicious circle over and  over again ,

Starring at  the  ceiling while my partner is asleep ,
If only peaceful dreams ,I could  keep ,

When the ticking of a clock sounds so noisily
And every second you long to be free ,

Lost  sence of time in this  sleepless hell,
Where my bedroom my prison, my bed my cell ,

Or drowning in a ocean where the waters so deep, 
And all I ask is please , please, let me sleep ....


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A Wish

.........A WISH ....

If I could be allowed to have just one wish,
It would be that stroke in the young didn't exist, 
For the  young are  our future and so it should be 
And not living their life's drowning in a emotional sea, 

They should be out dancing all night, 
Not worrying if it's wrong or right, 
Be able to wear fashionable shoes on their  feet,
And not get strange looks for sitting in the disabled  seat,

 Go to the gym and do exercises and train, 
Not go  through fear and pain , 
For if I had a wish that would be it, 
And for all the young to be healthy and fit ,

More awareness is what it's all about,
Let's all shout and get the word out,
For stroke it knows no age
So " get more done " should be all the rage , 

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Fighting My Own War

... Fighting My Own War ..... 



Feeling like a solider waiting for the war to be won,
Fighting dark emotions yes every single one ,

Don't expect me to be mild and meak,
I'm proud with a stubbon streak , 

Having  good days and bad , 
Some of the worse I've  ever had ,

And even the good ones never  last , 
But I just mend the cracks in my mask ,

For I don't  care what the outside world sees, 
As long as I am always being true to me ,

Cause I am fighting battles inside my head , 
Sometimes with words that cannot be said ,

The darkness is never to far away , 
Like a tornado wrecking a peaceful day ,

Memories keep flooding back of the past ,
Trying to forget them is a endless task ,

Depression that whispers in your ear,
Repeating slowly  all your fears,

Never knowing what's next in store,
Like going around in a revolving door,

Keep wearing me down all day long,
Chipping away, I've got to stay strong , 

For  as the sunrise hits the skies 
For a moment I,m free of these emotional ties .....



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Thief In the Night

" The Thief In The Night  " ....


Like a thief you came into my life ,
Cutting away my health with  your knife ,

Silently  you came with no voice,
Taking away that which I use to rejoice,


Leaving me a shell of a man ,
In only the way that  you can ,

Making my head like it was going to split,
Then throwing me into the darkest pit, 


Where I don't have the use of my leg, 
And can't talk to say ,"Stop" , or beg, 

As well as taking away  my arm , 
Making me panic and not being calm ,


All down one side my face Has dropped,
But  you won't let up, you haven't stopped,

You have also stolen my memory,
And left me with fear of what the future will be , 


Then you sneak away like a thief in the night ,
Leaving another soul that's a broken sight , 

But what's Taken away can be replaced , 
And doesn't  need to leave a bitter taste ,


For I,m inside just waiting to break free ,  
To put back what has Become of me , 

The one thing  you can't take  and that is hope , 
So tell me Mr Thief, now who is the dope .....


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Is It Me You See

......."  Is It Me You See   " .....



Do you ever wonder why my life's so different from yours,
Or do you think I,m lazy for not doing the simpless of chores,
Do you  ever think why I don't go out clubbing at night, 
Have a beer, and a rant, get into a fight,

And do you  notice that my arm  hangs low,
Or even question why I walk so slow,
And on the phone when I break down and cry
Why do you never think to ask why,

But how can you explain how you feel,
When the words won't come out and your physically ill,
And your stomach turns over and over again,
Because your living a life of constant pain,

When you try to move your arm and you want to cry,
For all you want is the pain to say goodbye,
Feeling so  empty deep down inside,
Like a whole part of you has got up and died ,

Everyday you need pure effort to get out of bed,
And the pains there taking over your head ,
Trying to break free but it's pulling you down,
Wanting to scream but not making a sound ,

Never knowing what tomorrow will bring,
And sometimes it's impossible to care about a single thing,
It's there eating away at your very soul,
Having no answers to break out of your hole,

It takes  you down  lower and lower still,
Or feels like  your rolling down a endless hill
And the lights getting farther and father away,
That all you can hope is for a brand new day,

For can you I wonder not see how isolated my life is,
Where now there is silence, and once there was a happy bliss,
Don't treat me like a different human being,
Look inside me  and like what your seeing , 

Now I know my life's not the same anymore,
But I am the same person even if the pain makes me sore,
The only thing I want is to be treated the same,
And for you to smile and laugh when you say my  name..

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