Slipping

Most of my poems are uplifting, I am a real person with real pain, and sometimes it helps to write about it. My mind is slipping and until I see a specialist it will slip farther and farther away.

 

My mind is slipping away from me

Thoughts long known seem foreign now

Memories both a blessing and curse

Yet they all are drifting away somehow

I fight the thought, and then it’s gone

Did I eat today? Yes, or am I wrong?

School, work, eat, sleep, stop

what I've done is escaping me!

Intelligent? Yes, I am for sure.

Yet, I can’t remember what I know

simple things get me frustrated

I can't remember the simple things!

Do my children look at me different?

Taking advantage, because I forget.

"But you said yes, yesterday mom"

Did I, would I, I can’t say...

It’s all just slipping away.

Mind as frail as this body I wear

My soul and spirit still full of life!

How painful it is to admit it

To say I just don't get it!

Well, even if I did, I would forget it!

Many things ail this mind of mine

Health, pain, scars of time.

Don’t be sad for me, its ok

I'll forget how I feel right now...anyway.

This pain ails me from deep inside

It’s something I can no longer hide

I’ll still write the songs of my soul

Maybe someday again I’ll be whole

 

 

Author's Note

This has no set rhyme or reason to it, on purpose. It is how I feel right now...I’m kind of all jumbled up.

Reviews

[Fréyjä Helv..]

The rhyming didn't matter. The sincerity of it just captures the reader. It's a beautiful poem by the way. Time devours us every day we live. Don't spend the rest of your life depressed and caught up with the past. That won't give you a healthy future. God bless...

[h d e rushin]

"how painful it is to admit it
to say I just dont get it!
Well even if I did, I would forget it"

my thoughts exactly...good write, dana.

[Aianarie (INACTIVE)]

My goodness, I've written many poems with similar emotions. Your words here hit me very deeply. Great job expressing yourself.

[Pencrafter]

Write things down when family or friends want some kind of decision. I call it my paper memory. Those words in the poem pretty much describe me, most of the time. But I do look forward to better times ahead.

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Deep thoughts here, emotions expressed terrificly :)

[CHRIS ANDES]

wow
I can see the courage there
=]

[Allyson Wolfe]

I love this! Full of raw emotion and is completely pure. I've felt like this for the past year, as has one of my housemates. We just can't shake the feeling of emptiness in our minds... It's as if we're looking at life from the outside, rather than living it ourselves. I am so sorry this is happening to you. All I can say at this point is that I hope it gets better!

Ally

This is painful for you sissy, yet, so strong, I admire your strength in this one. You're such a honest soul always. People should learn from you and turn their stubborn minds away, just be open, and write. In all facets, life can be hard, but so enlighten if you have found that way you did.


Beautiful beautiful dear poetess.... and mom!

E.L.

[Skye]

What beautiful words have come from your chaos.

[Raven Starhawk]

At first it wasn't clear to me what this poem was about, but then I read through a second time and slowly my brain started to absorbed the words. Sometimes it takes this old lady a few times before I fully understand but this was definitely a fine write.

[Laura Maidah]

THis made me happy