The pain of the mind
Rarely obvious
To the casual observer
The body reacts
Sickness erupting within
Spreading out
Now seen
The illness treated
Though the mind
Remains in agony
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Tag: poems
Stomach in knots
Queasy and afraid
On the wallowing ship
Of life
Tension throughout
The body
The mind
Waiting
Waiting
Thump
The other shoe drops
The ship overturns
Once again
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The mind
Past pulling me down
No escaping
No living in the now
Only dreams
No breath
No life
Chained by the ankle
Will run when beast is sleeping
No escape for now
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Heartbeats synchronized
Bodies intertwined
She senses love
From the twins within
Her belly their home
Together they grow
Heartbeats synchronized…
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Irrational
Incompatible
Baggage
Words
From the unaccepting
Unloving
Incapable
Under developed
Heart
Beautifully complex
Full of life
Wise
Words
From the devoted
Understanding
Living
Beating
Heart
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I feel alone
Though I am not
I watch them
Living their jubilant lives
With complete abandon
My inner child
Beckons me to
Let her out
The winsome girl
I used to be
I want to be.
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Do not try to persuade
I will not abide
To your charade
So take a ride
Slide down below
Away, go, farewell
There will be no more woe
When you’re in hell
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Feeling low
Let it blow
Over. This nastiness
Drained of happiness
Absence of mind
No way to rewind
Nothing but a hiccup
Some may say
Hiccup after hiccup
And it never goes away
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A world torn apart by
Those with no color
Color is beauty
Life its canvas
A rainbow of people
Live
Love
Exist
In a world
Afraid of color
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