POEM STARTER
Submitted by M. Bonnaire
Imagine someone has lost all hope.
Write a free verse poem inspiring them that life is still worth living.
Its not normal (TW)
TW: Pain, cussing, and mentions of past traumas
it hurts
It fucking hurts
And I want answers
It doesn’t have to get better
I just want to know why I can’t move
I overdid it yesterday
And that is my fault
But I went back to what I love
To quickly
It wasn’t safe
This is why I hate my fucking body
I danced for the first time in a year
Without thinking of her
Or how she made me feel
Without thinking of her threats
Her taunts and her jeers
I danced without her breathing down my neck
And It felt beautiful
But of course it all came crumbling around me
Because it always does
Because I can’t have one fucking good thing
And it hurts
God it hurts
I can’t move without pain
And I can barely stay awake
It feels like my legs are being pulled away
And I am walking theough water simultaneously
Last night my hip would not stay in place
Popped out of socket with every step
But all this pain reminds me
Of the first day of what happened with **_her_**
How _she_ pushed me past my limits
How _she_ made me cry
How I was hurting every day
And I hid it all inside
How _she_ threatened to make it worse
And said how nice
When we told her about our problems
Came begging for advice
It hurts
It fucking hurts
My legs make me want to scream
But I can’t do anything
Because no one seems to listen
I said its a nine on the pain scale
And no one payed attention
They didn’t make me walk more
But dammit
A nine is a lot
And Thats more for you
Because you are not in pain
twenty four seven
It hurts to move my legs
And my arms feel like cement
I can’t stand in the shower
For five minutes to wash my fair
For the fear of my fucking legs giving out
I am 14
Why do I have to joints of a grandma
Why do I want to cry
You could guess you could try
But no one knows
I have diagnoses
But all they say
Is take more medicine
Try this drug
But I am sick of fucking pills
And I am scared of pain killers
But I take them
And Take them
So That i don’t hurt
Take four when its bad
Three when it hurts
Only once or twice a week
But I always feel so guilty
Why does the pain
Seem to consume me
Why do I have to complain
I just want a hug
Someone to say its alright
Someone who lets me breakdown
For the third time today
I just want someone to realize
I should not be so high on the pain scale
And I want to stand
Without the pain
But yeah no I don’t need a cane
Because its just for balance
But days like this I would kill for a mobility aid
I just want to scream
I want to not have to stand
Because everything hurts
No matter if I am still or not
And Its not even the first time