Sylvia Coulstock Poet Free verse

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 October 22, 2018 at 9:31 PM May it leave you!! ~ Gershon

Robert Davidson October 8, 2018 at 7:51 PM I could feel every bit of the pain in this poem. You have expressed it extremely well. Robert Davidson.

Harry Horsman October 2, 2018 at 4:41 PM Amazing rendition, of how so many feel.. love this,

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 30, 2018 at 8:42 PM Ooh that's good.

Kim Rodrigues September 30, 2018 at 1:17 PM Aptly and terrifyingly described!

Demetrios Trifiatis September 30, 2018 at 11:37 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!