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Pauline Morris
51/F/Southern Illinois    My poetry mainly deals with the darker side of feelings and issues of today's world https://www.facebook.com/paulinespoetrycorner/ All poems are copywrite protected
caroline
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Caroline Shank
77/F/Wisconsin    Retired unit secretary. Retired bookseller Barnes and Noble My husband died from Parkinson's disease

Poems

Empire Aug 2020
tw self harm




Haha... I’m drowning in Neosporin
Finally my leg decides to sting
Rhythmic pain
From the line after line after line after line after line after line after line after line after line after line after line after line after line after line and line and line and line line line line line line line line line line line line....    .       .           .             .
That I drew in
Desperate for feeling
An awakening of my heart
Instead... with each line the realization set in
I’m too far gone
Too disconnected to feel anything
I practically laughed at the wounds...
Wondering what purpose they might possibly serve
When nothing within even feels alive
What began as a resuscitation attempt
Turned swiftly into an autopsy

And ****... I don’t even care that I’m out of gauze
I’ve done this before
It’ll heal eventually
Not like it matters anyway....