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Ignored Self

I sat at the laptop today, over at the table I'm usually quite competent and able I could type and I could click But head swirled and stomach felt sick I know I have been recently stressy and strange But this really is a worrying change What if I'm never good or right again What will I do with myself then The people who sought me out for my skill Will they seek me out still All the people I usually support Will I now be selling them short And having to cope for a full working day Will I even last til midday I can't explain what's going on myself I just know I stopped and it was due to my health And getting restarted fills me with fear What if the old me no longer resides here I can't reflect back I can't project forward I know not who I am Nor who I was This mirrors the nightmares from which I am haunted Where I scream out I don't remember anything The terrors that plagued me night after night Might have captured me now out in the light Have I lost everything I can't recall What is my worth That I never knew I stand alone flailing my arms Hoping to be saved I remember that vision of me She has existed throughout I just hid her from view And it has worn me down Now she has broken free Her questions need answers So I'll leave this table Not rush to be labelled Just sit elsewhere for now I'll get sorted somehow

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Date: 2/7/2023 8:11:00 AM
I feel that your words sum up what many are experiencing post-COVID,as though life has changed in some irreversible way. Full of uncertainties, lack of direction and motivation, self-doubt, no energy, etc. How to face and survive a full working day must fill many people with dread. I admire your ability to put these feelings into words and I do hope you’re not speaking from your own experience! Very well done. Thank you for sharing these very personal emotions.
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Date: 2/7/2023 8:20:00 AM
Thanks Peter, it was actually penned exactly as I was experiencing it this morning. I was in a little tizz but it helped to write it down. I wasn't sure it qualified as a poem as it fell away part way through losing the rhyme, but on reflection I decided it was demonstrative of the feeling and posted it anyway. Thank you for your kind comments. I think some of your poems are the best I've ever read. They really hit a note of resonance for me.

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