Best Poems Written by Paris Forrington

Headache

so much is going on inside my head
this relentless thrashing
the hard beating
the insufferable thumps
circling in motions around my skull
the stress i hold is a terrible burden
on my outer appearance
the body that’s supposed to hold the image
of independence, strength, happiness
yet i feel none of these right now
as the gnawing thunders through my mind

i don’t know to fix it
i’m told time will
‘give yourself time to understand
to heal, to figure it out, to turn weakness into strength’
but what if i don’t have time
or i don’t want time
i just want the noise in my head to end.

Copyright © Paris Forrington | Year Posted 2023