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Painkillers fallen all around me In every direction, I lay amongst them Such a terrible sound was made when they spilled Painkillers fallen all around me Woken from my slumber I put one in my mouth and do not deal with the rest until morning Painkillers fallen all around me Such a safety to have so many unswallowed But how will I feel when they run out? I count the number as I pick them up Like a clock ticking louder with each second, cautioning, that my pain better be gone before the time this bottle is finished Not until now did I realize the luxury of sharing a family bottle Painkillers fallen all around me They fall so my tears don’t have to But I’m not fooled by their innocent appearance I know they are a bargain A trade for a temporary mend, So my heart can quiet its hurt for a little while Painkillers fallen all around me But why do they want to **** my pain? Why can’t they see that my pain is a part of me? Can’t they understand that without pain there is no living? Why do they want to **** me? Painkillers fallen all around me Making it so easy for me to ignore my sadness I can live in this world if only I let a part of me die If I stop trying to sing my story If I smile when I want to frown If I let the painkillers do their job Painkillers fallen all around me They wouldn’t have fallen if the **** bottle wasn’t so hard to open, Making me prefer to leave it uncapped There was a time when I never cared that the bottle was sealed Oh how I envy that now Where can I find the strength to close the lid? Painkillers fallen all around me
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Feb 8, 2020
Feb 8, 2020 at 3:16 AM UTC
When the Painkillers Spilled
Painkillers fallen all around me In every direction, I lay amongst them Such a terrible sound was made when they spilled Painkillers fallen all around me Woken from my slumber I put one in my mouth and do not deal with the rest until morning Painkillers fallen all around me Such a safety to have so many unswallowed But how will I feel when they run out? I count the number as I pick them up Like a clock ticking louder with each second, cautioning, that my pain better be gone before the time this bottle is finished Not until now did I realize the luxury of sharing a family bottle Painkillers fallen all around me They fall so my tears don’t have to But I’m not fooled by their innocent appearance I know they are a bargain A trade for a temporary mend, So my heart can quiet its hurt for a little while Painkillers fallen all around me But why do they want to **** my pain? Why can’t they see that my pain is a part of me? Can’t they understand that without pain there is no living? Why do they want to **** me? Painkillers fallen all around me Making it so easy for me to ignore my sadness I can live in this world if only I let a part of me die If I stop trying to sing my story If I smile when I want to frown If I let the painkillers do their job Painkillers fallen all around me They wouldn’t have fallen if the **** bottle wasn’t so hard to open, Making me prefer to leave it uncapped There was a time when I never cared that the bottle was sealed Oh how I envy that now Where can I find the strength to close the lid? Painkillers fallen all around me
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20/M/Boston
Feb 8, 2020
Feb 8, 2020 at 3:16 AM UTC
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