Chronic Pain Poems

i hope you never stop singing

a songbird beloved who moves with intention
   will find themselves in times of trouble 
   mother mary on their bustier—
   a sight for those with the privilege to see.

stands on a paddleboard oaring towards me.

embodies a world full of pain in their bones 
   and their muscles

Chronic Pain

Please tell the world — pain is real,
It doesn’t vanish, it doesn’t heal.
Some may smile and say “you’ll mend,”
But this is a war that will never end.

Chronic pain doesn’t come-and-go,
It’s in your joints, it’s all you know.
It lingers in silence, behind each breath,
A quiet shadow that mimics death.

Debilitating, crushing, it’s stolen my days,
In a thousand

Chronic Pain

No one believes me
They say it’s in my head
But half of the time
I can not even get out of bed.

Then the day came
A new specialist
Let’s see if today
I can make a fist.

They said they believe me
But let’s just wait and see
Let’s find out if they can help me
Become pain free.

Medication once again
Will this ever end
I

Nine Months Ago Part 2

It's only 2:00 am.
I even waited to take the drugs
till midnight,
so I wouldn't have to fight
an extra 2 hours through the night

Not that it makes much of a difference.
In 4.5 hours my alarm will go off
(not that I really need one)
and I'll continue to just survive
each torturous moment.
The only difference is the daytime
doesn't have the

Nine Months Ago Part 1

These next _ minutes are going to be hard...

I open my eyes
Not sure what time it is,
but I bet I can guess.
The drugs never work 
for more than 2 hours,
and the distress from the
pressure in my head and throat
has been suppressing more than
2 hours of sleep a night
for months now -
even with the drugs.
They have

Afloat

I am simply trying to stay afloat 
In an otherwise sinking land
An escape between past and future 
An island of pain 
Treaded up 
Barefoot in the sand 
Grains of memories stuck in the creases 
Standing is sore 
Walking is sore
On my hands and knees I beg
Relief is all I pray for 
The physical and mental

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

What I Learned From Chronic Pain

1. know your limits
-don't exceed them when you know it will only cause you more pain
-push past them every day and embrace the sting

2. you aren't alone
-not only this, but you alone are not enough
        -don't let them tell you that you are
-you will only get through this

15 Year Sentence My Fight For Freedom

15 years I have been a prisoner
I was the victim of identity theft 
Who I was, that person was stolen, 
And it was I who had to do the time
Despite not being the culprit of the crime  
Half my life was taken away from me
 and i couldn't do anything about it 
apart from

Discarded

I feel broken, incapacitated 
This Migraine Disease has stolen
So much time from my life
But also the relationships
So many cannot cope 
With someone with chronic pain
So we become unworthy
Slowly people lose touch
Or some create stories
To fit their agenda that
We don’t fit into anymore
We are not believed 
We are histrionic 
No one can have chronic pain that

She Said Goodbye

No, she said, it just wasn’t worth a try.
Her life, she said, it must come to an end.
Goddess Latona of the darkness said goodbye.
Mother enigmatic could no longer pretend. 
Her children caught in advancing adulthood,
we never clearly understood her daily anguish.
She exposed parts of her hidden to us by motherhood. 
How dare she bring her

Chronic Pain, My Old Friend

Good Morning Pain
Another day, Old Friend
Silent and invisible 
Besides the cracking of my joints
and the pounding in my head
Every Day You And Me
I've grown tired of the misery
Its easier to sleep you away
At least I can't feel you then
But there you are the next morning
You follow me around 
With claws in my shoulders and neck
And

Chronic Pain

I wake every morning
Sometimes in the middle of the night
With a jolt, or a sting, and it causes a fright 

It could be anywhere
Head, sides or knee
But it has never, or will be, any less than three

I fear my death at any given time 
The slightest of itches makes my anxiety climb 

My ears are

Pain No Pleasure

Pain it's back again 
Coursing through each vein
Pain it never leaves 
Consuming me for its needs
Pain hangs on me 
Theres no where to hide or flee 
Pain my bestest friend 
Haunting me to no end 
Pain emotional physical 
It's no luxury or paradisiacal
Pain lies in wait 
Pouncing no need for bait
Pain arrives unannounced 
Staying for

Chronic Pain Changes You

pain
chronic
mind boggling
nothing like it
it changes your mood.
it’s completely
life changing
chronic 
pain

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