Pain… a poem

I lay here fragile Somethings gotta give The pain is too much Worry… paranoia… and Mal content are ripping my psyche apart I take the medicine but it’s no cure I just want peace yet it alludes me What did i do to deserve this?

1995 Poetry

My youngest son was going through my cedar chest and found a poem I wrote that got published in a college anthology and performed during the final presentation. I’ve been looking for it awhile so I could share how this pain has been going on so long. Time’s Actress The very time that changed the

Hindrance – a poem

I am a hindrance. I feel it in my bones. In my mind I walk like a ghost trying so hard to be real At every corner lies a hindrance to my dreams Money fame love acceptance Beyond my reach When will I let these wants go and be at peace?

Gingerly – word prompt poetry

Gingerly I sit and contemplate life Is it worth living? The fact is I’m not sure Gingerly I lay and dream of death My fear of the unknowing keeps me here The fear of not existing is greater then death Gingerly I wait for relief It is ever evasive Medication takes the edge off but

Peek -daily word prompt poetry

If you could peek inside my mind Would you run away or be kind? I don’t like to be there  But it’s all I have Day in and day out It’s always a grind So maybe you shouldn’t peek inside my mind

Waiting causes me anxiety

I’m sitting here waiting for my son to get his tooth filled. Not sure if it’s the wasted time and anger kind of anxiety or sitting in a room full of strangers and feeling alone anxiety. I know it’s a dash of passing the bill as I don’t get paid until the thirtieth and I