The Cure

sumayyahsaidso (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago

the cure

doctor please listen
to my list of complaints
my heart is bleeding
it’s been shredded and used
the night is too
full of light
and i can’t sleep
my bed is too cold
am i beyond all help
is there a cure
can you turn off my mind
the days are too long
i’m running out of time
pins and needles
stabbing me
and holding me down
is this heaven or hell
have i been saved or condemned
eternity unfurls its wings
and flies me away
lets me go
and i fall
lets me go
and i fall
it’s a long way down to the end
the end of all breathing
and staying awake
shed my skin
remake myself
and still it don’t help
can you take it away
please take my
misery away

please sir
won’t you listen
please ma’am
don’t walk by
my eyes
they keep leaking
will you please tell me why
the sounds i hear
inside my head
burn straight through my soul
if this fire grows warmer
my very bones will melt
and there will be nothing left
to box up and deliver
to the one who claimed
to feel so much love
was every word spoken a lie

shattered so easily
this circle of trust
can you please heal me
how long must i beg
open up that bag of tricks and
find an injection of some kind
a pill i must swallow
to regain peace of mind
oh giver of mercy
can you stall my regrets
i’m out on the edge
staring down at my rest
the darkness is reaching
i can hear its voice call
clear my confusion
clear everything i know
once and for all