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Alexander Ross Poem
They say that time's a healer
And many things will mend
But we are running out of hours
To sort it in the end
There has been too many bruises
Too much damage has been done
Is it really worth fixing?
Or should we turn and run?
Copyright © Alexander Ross | Year Posted 2018
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Alexander Ross Poem
Pushing through the carnage
That others leave behind
Straddled by emotions
When alone,
you will always find
Trapped by all your feelings
And shackled by the pain
Fighting through the heartache
In the hope,
you can start again
Drowning felt so easy
When you started to let go
Now you've learned to swim again
The sinking,
starts to slow
All this makes you stronger
Growing day by day
Courage grown through hardship
Helps you,
on your way
Copyright © Alexander Ross | Year Posted 2018
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Alexander Ross Poem
My smile hides my story
The one you will never see
Of where pain destroys everything
And will never set me free
Of hiding in the darkness
Watching the world exist
Of looking back at happiness
And my dreams I now resist
Of running out of energy
Even before I start my day
Of answering ‘how are you feeling?’
With a shrug and ‘Yeh......I’m okay'
Of returning party invites
With ‘sorry I cannot attend'
Of crying in the corner
Screaming ‘when will this end'
Of running away from friendships
Rejecting help and attention
Of losing out on making memories
Too many times to mention
Of making lifestyle choices
Not for pleasure, but to combat pain
Of climbing many mountains
With nothing there to gain
Of looking for the answer
Never giving up hope
Of battling through the turmoil
And finding new ways to cope
If I don’t answer your phone calls
Or the messages don't arrive
Please don’t think I’m ignoring you
I’m just struggling to survive
Living with this invisible demon
Is slowly destroying me
I’m not hiding behind a bandage
As there is no scar to see
(I must stress that this poem is about someone getting through through life with chronic pain/illness and not how I feel atm. I am totally fine ??
My illness has been with me for several years and I am away to undergo yet another operation and I have just been looking back at how I have coped ??)
Copyright © Alexander Ross | Year Posted 2018
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Alexander Ross Poem
Love and peace
Is in short supply
Some hold their anger
Until the day they die
People of the world
Should live as one
Instead of destroying the planet
Until one day, it is done
Copyright © Alexander Ross | Year Posted 2018
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Alexander Ross Poem
Just trying to live life in peace
The bullies bring you to your knees
They send the fickle off to war
Not knowing what they are fighting for
We hear what they want us to hear
We fear what they want us to fear
Like animals that are penned
They control us til the end
Marching to the tune and pulling the trigger
Brainwashed to make the powerful bigger
Then tossed on a heap with mind fatality
Left to die with no grip on reality
The weak have no fight and have no say
But maybe they are happy and want it that way
Watching the freaks fight for control
As they live life with a hollow soul
Copyright © Alexander Ross | Year Posted 2018
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Alexander Ross Poem
Tears in the rain
This lonely heart of mine
Has forever lived upon my sleeve
As a commentary to my life
As I watched the precious ones leave
Building walls to protect me
With my blood on every brick
Rarely venturing beyond them
For the fear....
Of the path that I may pick
When I’m standing in the darkness
Struggling with the pain
I watch my blackened tears
Disappear, into the rain
Copyright © Alexander Ross | Year Posted 2017
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Alexander Ross Poem
Sun setting through the window
Shadows fading on the floor
Orange glow on the carpets
Warm breeze at the back door
Summer has gently started
We have been waiting all winter long
For days of endless sunshine
And the sounds of birds in song
Colour has arrived in the garden
The grass is a beautiful green
Lovely scents fill the air
In this bright summery scene
The winter brings it’s beauty
With clean and pure white snow
But nothing beats the summer
When the greenery starts to grow
Copyright © Alexander Ross | Year Posted 2019
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Alexander Ross Poem
When I am feeling alone
I close my eyes
The world comes alive
No-one can hurt me
I am safe
I can see the one I love
And taste her kiss
Although she isn’t real
I can feel her skin
And hear her breathing
But she isn’t really there
It is winter outside
But in here, I smell the forest
I can hear the birds above
Although it is dark and cold
I hear the children play
And feel the sunshine on my skin
But it isn’t really there
I am surrounded by people
Ones I hold dear
I drink in the happiness and joy
Anyone who has hurt me
Doesn’t exist here
I can feel the love of the important ones
Although it isn’t really there
Peace flows freely
I feel at ease
I am at the place I love
If this was a movie
I wouldn’t want it to stop
I don’t normally cry at endings
But this one is different
Is it tears of happiness or of despair?
I open my eyes to the world
Sadly, it is really there
Copyright © Alexander Ross | Year Posted 2024
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Alexander Ross Poem
The edge has gone
I feel no fear
What once gripped me
I now hold dear
About to destroy it all
I need to breathe
Dark feels safer than light
When hiding underneath
I had the chance to take it
But chose the sorrow
No chance to turn back
Fading towards tomorrow
I had it standing in front of me
But as usual, I just couldn't see
Copyright © Alexander Ross | Year Posted 2018
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Alexander Ross Poem
I am the darkness
Emptiness is my friend
Copyright © Alexander Ross | Year Posted 2021
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