Chronic pain
PAIN
Pain changes me everyday
It limits what I do and effects what I say
It likes to help my mood disorder fuck me up
and I wake up each morning wishing myself good-luck
Appart from there's nowhere that luck can fit into this feeling of waking up isn't any bliss
There's no rest full or natural sleep involved
I wish so much my sleep pro longed that my dreams would procrastinate and let me lay there much longer
But still even lay there the pain gets stronger
my eyes open and automatically start to fill
With tears from the pain and anger as I lay still
I'm stiff as a corpse and my body has no will
With my energy drained I don't feel refreshed and I dread the thought of getting dressed
My joints feel swollen my muscles don't want to move
to lift my head is enough for one day but still I drag myself to get out of bed
My hips need prompting to start allowing me to walk
then when people see me they expect me to talk
When really all I want to do is cry
the pain is agonising makes me wish I'd just die
But still I try to smile even when it hurts because the show must go on so wait till they've all gone then I can cry
But crying doesn't do much but cause more pain and emotional distress
Because I go through the same routine everyday just imagining how crippled I will be if I push to get dressed
But the pain isn't visible to an open eye
You can't see where it hurts there's no proof that it's there
so often I'm accused of being lazy to be sat on a chair
I try and take it easy with things I can do
But the pain relief is next to none
But like people say
Who cares ... THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
Jason Bayliss
Tue 19th Feb 2019 06:33
Really good, but my heart goes out to you. I have some constant daily pain and know how bad that can be, but nothing like this.
Great poem ?