Pain

It gnaws at me Like a hungry rat. Its cutting teeth Stabbing. Invasive claws Digging, Probing, Pulling, Tearing me apart Sinew by sinew. While I its victim Lie helpless On a bed Of sweat and tears Silent screams In my mind. I feel it Creep over me, Its hot breath Exploring Mercilessly, Anticipating, Ready to devour..... And I am Swallowed up In its intensity.

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/22/2018 9:31:00 PM

May it leave you!! ~ Gershon

Robert Davidson

Date: 10/8/2018 7:51:00 PM

I could feel every bit of the pain in this poem. You have expressed it extremely well. Robert Davidson.

Harry Horsman

Date: 10/2/2018 4:41:00 PM

Amazing rendition, of how so many feel.. love this,

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 9/30/2018 8:42:00 PM

Ooh that's good.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 9/30/2018 1:17:00 PM

Aptly and terrifyingly described!

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 9/30/2018 11:37:00 AM

Your poem the incarnation of pain: So true, so vivid, so devastating! Only those who have felt it could ever understand its intensity and agony it causes! A fav for me dear Sylvia!