Wracked with pain

I'm tired and my body is wracked with pain

Fighting blissful sleep once again

Why I do this to myself

I just don't know

Tomorrow

is

another day

I

need to

take care

of myself

but i seem to

refuse

What am I afraid of

Is it love

Shall I ever love

again

Would I so much as

dare

Too much pain in my

heart

Are these just words

empty words

This sounds so

absurd

Am I too

disturbed

too distraught

too irrational

too naive

too

?

Reviews

[Lyndsay Castro]

I am feeling what this poem says, right now. I was sitting here, actually writing about "fleeting blissful sleep", and then I came across this. It brought tears of relief to my eyes, and tears of compassion for you and the rest of us in this situation. It takes a lot of courage to put yourself out in the open as you are doing, and you have the strength to do so. You are so strong, and your poetry shows that beautifully. I'm so glad that you decided to share yourself. Thank you for writing what I am feeling.

[Sharon Miller Bolander]

I feel the pain throughout your lines and could not help but notice the poem has a form/shape resembling a pendulum. Perhaps that's just coincidental. I like to believe in the power of love and the fact that it's never to late to love again. Sharon

[Winter McPherson]

Interesting formation of the words. Looks like an arrow going down. Did you do that on purpose? Clever. I see both physical and emotional pain here. Lots of emotion in this poem.

[erica]

This is a nice poem, sounds like a lot of emotions.

[Jane Doe]

I can feel your pain through your words. This is a wonderful poem. Thank you for sharing.