Chronic Pain Poems

precious …

days consumed …
before they even take a breath
or wink to waking …
oh the wealth of life so squandered for
white-hot agony behind the eye -
hours...

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I. THE WANDERING

I was born with a life that bled—
a seafloor womb
dragging tides of fern
and marigold char

The priests brought saffron
and fear

crowning me with diagnosis

They said:...

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I’ve knocked on every door of medicine men—
doors painted with hope.
Swallowed pills of every size and colour.
Been told,
“This one never fails.”
Another promise—
fulfilled only in disappointment.

The...

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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...

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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...

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H ealth forsakes you
O ver and over magic tonics promise recovery
P otential healing lures promising in the trees, again
E ven Eve knows better than to...

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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...

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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...

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The pain increases every day
bit by bit, I have no say
I do what I can to ease it all
but it’s been a real long-haul

from cramping...

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2025.04.08
Recently, I was fortunate enough to receive
Special treatments, at the RMIT building 51, 
Where not only I have had so much fun.
But also having the...

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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...

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I think I’ll pluck today
            petals of pain
No “He loves me, he loves me...

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Chronic illness isn’t for punks
You deal with pain feel drained
I wonder why my power failed
To heal myself be a miracle 
I think it’s leftover trauma
I...

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I feel riddled with sickness,
plagued by all infirmity.
Like a fiddle playing a -
score of sombre tunes.

(Kouta form - Japanese quatrain, 7,7,7,5)



03.20.2024...

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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...

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