Sarah Cope Poet Free verse

It's Back My Chronic Companion Returns

Not sure how fond I am of this write very different style to my usual genre. #experimenting 

Well look whos back again
My old compardra 
My closest companion chronic pain 
What a lovely way to see in the new year 
And spend new year's Day 
Alone rolling around the bed 
Unfortunately in agony 
How romantic I bet it said
Maybe it is all in my head 
My imagination running wild 
Shame it's come up with something I dread
Why can't it just leave me alone 
Is it intent on constantly reappearing
Till it's isolated me from everything 
and everyone one I've known
Maybe I don't want to be alone 
Maybe I don't want to be stuck in my head
Listening to all the negative things it's said 
I just want to be free, 
free of the pain and misery 
It teased me for a time 
I thought it had said it's goodbyes 
But like a predator 
It just allowed me enough time to recover 
So It wouldn't all be ended and my casket buried
Before it pounced like a panther
And it sunk it's teeth in
right next to my gugular
Its not finished with me yet 
like it would grant me a quick painless death
Why won't it just leave me be 
or do the kind thing and put me out of my misery 
Surely I've done my time served my servitude
Paid my pennants for whatever crime
Will it not be satisfied till it spills my blood
Or has me hung drawn and quartered 
In one last final act of vengance
To inflict the ultimate pain on my broken body
Must I scream like William Wallace for freedom
Will it then relent and show me mercy 
I think not, I think it thrives on my cries 
Like a psychopath It smiles at my demise
I bet it loves to just sit and watch 
Yes it's back again 
But this time I don't think it sees the need for a reprieve, 
this time it's never leaving it's not stopping
Because it has no plans on ever getting going or being gone.
Obviously I've got a lifers debt left owing, 
it would no doubt say sing.

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Barbara Barry-Nishanian July 24, 2022 at 4:34 AM Sara, hope your doctor will allow you to have a SHINGLE"S shot. I had one years ago, but am right now suffering with this.Hope you never add this to your misery. Soup mail me if need to talk.

Barbara Barry-Nishanian July 8, 2022 at 5:19 PM WOW Sara!!! I understand what you are saying, if this is your true reality, and not just a poem. I have rare chronic illness, no pain but other issues. Please feel free to talk with me when you need someone beside those close to you to listen to you. Please I am sincere. See me at Joycines, Art, Attitude and Accessory Gallery, site Barbara Barry-Nishanian July 21, 2022 at 2:13 AM Sara, I know you try to enjoy each moment as you can. Trying to find blessing can seem useless at times, but they are hidden, but seen more clearly as you know when pain doesn't over take you. Stay safe my friend. Sarah Cope July 20, 2022 at 8:14 AM Hi Barbara, thankyou ever so much for your comment, yes unfortunately this was my reality for 16 or so years recently I've had some treatment which has provided some relief for the time being at least, although I have no idea when it will return I'm attempting to not dwell on it and live a little so to speak. ??