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Kristine Harvey Poem
I don’t want to die
He whispers with tears in his eyes “I don’t want to die”
His breath taken away from him
As his life in front of him is grim
His joy & happiness has disappeared
As the disease has interfered
Once able to stand and walk
Now is unable to clearly talk
His voice has been taken away from him
As the disease moves through his limbs
Softly he whispers “I don’t want to die”
And slowly asks “why”
Once a strong man
As the disease began
Taking parts of him
As his life and breath become dimmed
Taking every part of a man
This wasn’t suppose to be the plan
He lived for 83 years
As his life just disappears
In six weeks they say
As his body is in decay day by day
Suffering in silence
As each living moment is gift that is timeless
Watching him slip away day by day
As a tear runs down his face and he says “I just want to stay”
Copyright © Kristine Harvey | Year Posted 2024
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Kristine Harvey Poem
Tangles & Knots
In my hair there are tangles and knots
Knots of anxiety, grief and depression that leave pulled painful ripped empty spots
Tangle one hair, pull with the other
Another knot to discover
Pain from the pull and tangle
Damage and destruction from the strangle
Again & again the pull and the detangle begin
Where it ends is where it begins
Hopeless and tired of trying
Only leads to more disappointment and crying
What’s the point in trying
When all you feel like is hiding
Tangled and in distress
Feelings of hopelessness and nothingness
Tangled in this web we weave
But I’m the one who is constantly deceived
With false promises and no care
It doesn’t matter about your tangled and knotted hair
Copyright © Kristine Harvey | Year Posted 2024
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Kristine Harvey Poem
A structure
Without a puncture
holding high emotions
Holding all of life’s notions
Good or bad
Happy or sad
It holds hope and motivation
In most difficult situations
To find the hope
Is entirely a different scope
To hold tight
Throughout your own personal journey and fight
Art brings creation
And imagination
It brings forward the calm
Instead of the emotional bomb
Hold me tight
Don’t let me take flight
Into my mind I go
Under all the emotional flow
Bring it back and contain it
Feels like you may want to quit
Look forward instead
As you look at your real journey ahead
Copyright © Kristine Harvey | Year Posted 2024
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Kristine Harvey Poem
Triggers
Soft & loud
Here comes the storm cloud
Sssh the silent treatment
Meant for cruelty intent
Everyone’s the enemy
Even if I don’t agree
Stomping, slamming,huffing & puffing
Saying he’s only joking and bluffing
Ignoring, interrupting, intimidation
Only leads to darkness and deflation
Rolling his eyes and being dismissive
Thoughts of not to live
Invisible is how I feel
He says it’s no big deal
Triggers are all around
Without any sound
Copyright © Kristine Harvey | Year Posted 2024
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Kristine Harvey Poem
Thoughts
Thoughts big or small
It doesn’t matter they make my skin crawl
Fat or thin
I can never forget the double chin
Thin makes me feel
Like skipping every meal
Fat makes me feel
Ashamed as my body is concealed
Every decision I make
Is every risk I take
To get well
Under Anorexias spell
Takes every breath and thought
Ties my stomach in a knot
This disorder is not my choice
With anorexias forceful voice
Keep going
The voice keeps growing
Louder and louder
With all its might and power
Copyright © Kristine Harvey | Year Posted 2024
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Kristine Harvey Poem
On the edge of despair
That I am not able to repair
Broken in a middle pieces
As the urges to hurt myself increases
Walking on a ledge
Ready to fall off the edge
Balancing finely
With a life worth living is unlikely
Keep trying I say to myself
When your tired of yourself
Self hate runs deep beneath
When there is so much trauma underneath
It feels like suffocation
That it’s impossible for a liveable transformation
Suffering is silent
As more intrusive thoughts are violent
Just a thought they say
But they stay and never go away
On the sharp edge
It’s not easy to step off the ledge
Escape is how it feels
As the desperation mounts and reels
Copyright © Kristine Harvey | Year Posted 2024
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