Poetry from ‘The Feathered Sleep
Tag: hurt
Recommendations for healing from a distance
from A Feathered Sleep
I told a compassionate jurist once, the recipe for understanding the anxious at heart:
the most disturbing clamor, is that of positivities drum
it beats loudly outside their chamber
be grateful for lifeit proclaims
illuminating sub-text running a ticker tape parade
if you are not grateful you are a bad person
for we know, the anxious will always examine
the inverse and underside
as they themselves are examined and categorized
if you say well at least be glad you are not dead
they will consider all those who seek life
so desperately and why they
who remain unsure at water’s edge
do not perish instead
(take my place! take my place!) (what crimes exist within our fates!)
if you say well, it could be much worse
they will consider all the terrible things that can occur
and condemn themselves for any pain
it is the nature of the anxious…
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By the frequency
from TheFeatheredSleep
You can discover when you are hurting
by the frequency of things causing anger
to rage like a hot tea-pot
given no respite
you can know when you are in pain
by the diminishment of senses
stillness in one place
as hours tick over head
submerging you in silent trespass
in a life that feels suddenly
void and laid bare
you can ask of yourself one last time
to stand up and listen to the barking dog outside
howl his discontent in a way you may never dare
the buzzing in your head a tickle
mindful it’s not over yet
there is a life waiting, maybe not
as full as some would have it
for there are those who go alone
and those who need a hot air balloon
we are all capable of flight
even if long hidden are our smiles
time
that trespasser of calm
wills us on
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