Chronic

Waking moments feel like eternity,
When pain swallows the serenity,
Everyday life is no longer the same,
"You seem to have Chronic pain" 
Doctors can't find the cause or solution,
I cry and scream,
Who is there to blame,
Not everything can be proven, 
but not everyone believes,
"Its nothing but laziness",
I scream mercy but they are all merciless,
Chronic pain,
Feeling shame,
Takes me away,
From the ones I love,
The person I was feels like a shadow,
The person I am now feels like a husk,
Chronic, makes me feel stuck,
The words "Are you okay?"
makes me feel sick to my stomach,
So I put on a smile and lie,
and say I'm fine,
its just "chronic".
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Agustin Avatar
May 30, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts about a sad reality through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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November 28, 2023 at 10:27 AM
You pour your emotions onto the page with so much rawness.. I can feel the angst in your words...
Pearson  Avatar
November 29, 2023 at 10:56 AM
Thank you :)
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