This poem is a migraine poem. I wrote it with a migraine about migraine onset. Shattered Blue, black, and red stars dance behind the mind Pain shatters within and breaks the world apart. What can I do but, crawl through infinity, to a new day to rue. Here comes Blue But Nothing Matters Shattered … Continue reading Poem: Shattered
Poem: I tried
So I had a horrible migraine stretch and I tried everything I could to temper the migraine. Nada. Nothing worked. I tried it again. And nothing. In times like these, a poem is called for. I tried ice And everything nice. I tried magnesium oil And a hat of aluminum foil. I tried … Continue reading Poem: I tried
Poem: Madness
A poem I wrote after my first suicide attempt. Keep in mind I refer to madness as the fact we are expected to endure and function through this pain essentially untreated. That Night The world was silent and still Madness reigned and ruled Pain echoed through my soul Madness sang; This isn’t right! To be … Continue reading Poem: Madness
Poem for pain awareness month
This poem is something I wrote a few years ago for a migraine poetry contest. I have posted it again because the poem is about chronic migraines. I don't really need to explain it, it rather explains itself. The poem itself about the migraine life. The first stanza: the migraine. Second stanza: The battle, with … Continue reading Poem for pain awareness month
Poem: 365
365 365 days one year 365 days to persevere 365 unshed tears Pain corrodes and interferes 365 migraine days 365 days pain crazed 365 in a fogged haze Lost in a mental maze
A poem: The Bright
I am a bit isolated lately. And this poem reflects that. The Bright Will you talk to me about what goes on in the light? Beyond my shimmering, shaking sight? I will tell you of the moonbeams Of colourful, iridescent silent streams If you will just tell me what goes on in the bright So … Continue reading A poem: The Bright