Is it wrong that for a minute
I wondered what it’d be like
to have a real problem
like cancer or being discriminated against.
I thought of all the poems I’d be inspired
to write
all the pain I’d have to share
all the words that would come
pouring out of my heart
as easily as the Niagara River
flowed over into the falls.
But how wonderful is it
for the truly afflicted
to have all these words at the ready
at any time
as the pain and experiences
never dissolve into nothingness
but either remain or grow larger
and more weighty on their souls?
Wouldn’t they be wishing for lightness
and a day where none of it existed
in exchange for all those words?
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Author:
Heather Hoffman (
Offline) - Published: July 7th, 2019 12:25
- Category: Reflection
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Comments2
WELCOME HEATHER ~ Brian here ~ thanks for your first POEM ! It is very elegant ! Firstly it has Metre (22 line of Blank Verse) making it easy to both read & recite. Secondly it has a Message of how CATHARTIC Poetry is in enabling the *aflicted* to share their story ! A number of Poems on MPS have been of that ilk ! Confessional & Cathartic ! NY State is a nice State to be in ~ especially in the Fall.
I share this site with ANGELA who is my Fiancee ! MPS works by reading (and commenting) on each others Poems. Please check our site ~ Thanks Angela & Brian. 🧡🧡
Those words written by those in pain are so cathartic but words, like yours, can help us find a better place in our lives without having to suffer.
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