#heartattack - Hello Poetry

The body is a safe space. Until it isn't. I'm still trying to pick up the pieces. Weak and tired. Taking it one day at a time. One step into the beyond. Vulnerability takes its toll. The physical and the psychological. Entwined in a fight for normality. I seek that safe space. But the pieces are shattered. And a fog enslaves my mind. The body is a safe space. Until it isn't.

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Apr 2

Apr 2, 2026 at 6:23 AM UTC

PaganPaul

I've Got Enough Heartaches

The body is a safe space. Until it isn't. I'm still trying to pick up the pieces. Weak and tired. Taking it one day at a time. One step into the beyond. Vulnerability takes its toll. The physical and the psychological. Entwined in a fight for normality. I seek that safe space. But the pieces are shattered. And a fog enslaves my mind. The body is a safe space. Until it isn't.

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I had never met my grandfather Because he died of a heart attack And my father got heart medication from the drive-through pharmacy While I watched calmly from the back And at the doctor some years ago They told me there was some foods I'd have to cut back They both were perfectionists So with my self-made stress, how can I bounce back? I'll go my whole life achieving my dreams Without once looking back So don't compare me to them, no matter how similar we look Don't curse me with a heart attack.

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Sep 29, 2024

Sep 29, 2024 at 12:21 PM UTC

EmeryF

A Recurring Flashback

I had never met my grandfather Because he died of a heart attack And my father got heart medication from the drive-through pharmacy While I watched calmly from the back And at the doctor some years ago They told me there was some foods I'd have to cut back They both were perfectionists So with my self-made stress, how can I bounce back? I'll go my whole life achieving my dreams Without once looking back So don't compare me to them, no matter how similar we look Don't curse me with a heart attack.

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May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020 at 11:12 PM UTC

Have them fall in love break their heart Tell them lies Say negative things to them 247\ Make them feel unwanted Say i love u but don't mean it Ignore them Cheat on them and say sorry

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Mar 24, 2019

Mar 24, 2019 at 6:13 PM UTC

Lisa16

How to **** someone slowly

Have them fall in love break their heart Tell them lies Say negative things to them 247\ Make them feel unwanted Say i love u but don't mean it Ignore them Cheat on them and say sorry

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I started with my dress, The white one with the black flowery design. I added my black scarf, draping it Casually around my head, Trying to stop my thoughts from drifting To what I was dressing up for. I slipped on my sandals and then Slipped out the door, Not slamming it because that felt like An ending. I didn’t want another ending. Walking into the church, The temperature went up 50 degrees, And my anxiety went up 100. I shook hands with the extended family, Hugged your widow, And comforted your grandchildren. I made it through the opening liturgy, Your favorite hymn, and the obituary. I even stopped my tears from falling During your granddaughter’s touching eulogy, When she started sobbing up there on the altar. Afterwards, I sat through the meal, Everything tasting like cardboard in My mouth as the temperature kept increasing. Near the end of the night, When the church was clearing out, I went back to the food, Craving a final bite of cheesy potato casserole Before I could finally leave this night behind. Yet when I get there, The tray is cleaned out, And there is no more cheesy potato casserole. That’s when I finally break down and sob. I didn’t get that last bite of Cheesy potato casserole.

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Jul 16, 2018

Jul 16, 2018 at 3:11 PM UTC

TigerLily13

That Last Bite of Cheesy Potato Casserole

I started with my dress, The white one with the black flowery design. I added my black scarf, draping it Casually around my head, Trying to stop my thoughts from drifting To what I was dressing up for. I slipped on my sandals and then Slipped out the door, Not slamming it because that felt like An ending. I didn’t want another ending. Walking into the church, The temperature went up 50 degrees, And my anxiety went up 100. I shook hands with the extended family, Hugged your widow, And comforted your grandchildren. I made it through the opening liturgy, Your favorite hymn, and the obituary. I even stopped my tears from falling During your granddaughter’s touching eulogy, When she started sobbing up there on the altar. Afterwards, I sat through the meal, Everything tasting like cardboard in My mouth as the temperature kept increasing. Near the end of the night, When the church was clearing out, I went back to the food, Craving a final bite of cheesy potato casserole Before I could finally leave this night behind. Yet when I get there, The tray is cleaned out, And there is no more cheesy potato casserole. That’s when I finally break down and sob. I didn’t get that last bite of Cheesy potato casserole.

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#My heart syncs with the ticking clock You stepped through, our eyes locked Eyebrows raised, a signal gave and all time stopped. Help! Call an ambulance! Thank you for saving my life For if you haven't called 9-1-1 I would of died. For I eat too much processed food!#

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Jun 21, 2018

Jun 21, 2018 at 10:53 PM UTC

EvilShredder

A Humorous Coincidence

#My heart syncs with the ticking clock You stepped through, our eyes locked Eyebrows raised, a signal gave and all time stopped. Help! Call an ambulance! Thank you for saving my life For if you haven't called 9-1-1 I would of died. For I eat too much processed food!#

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the walls they close in, my breath seems to quicken, my thoughts began to whirl, i can't breath- i can't seem to grasp it, did i forget? i'm not forgetful, am i? ah, i can't think straight, things began to slow down, i can hear them yelling, but i can't, its drain out from my own breath, the sirens blare loudly in my ears but they seem so distant, my eyes began to close as i drift, my breath steadies, it slows, then stops.

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Mar 4, 2018

Mar 4, 2018 at 1:14 AM UTC

spiral-whirl

the walls are closing in

the walls they close in, my breath seems to quicken, my thoughts began to whirl, i can't breath- i can't seem to grasp it, did i forget? i'm not forgetful, am i? ah, i can't think straight, things began to slow down, i can hear them yelling, but i can't, its drain out from my own breath, the sirens blare loudly in my ears but they seem so distant, my eyes began to close as i drift, my breath steadies, it slows, then stops.

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is how long it took the paramedics the whole while we breathed into you pumping your still chest, counting beats we brought you back for a moment our eyes met you gave us permission to let you go but we’re stubborn and never stopped breathing, compressions counting pupils dilated, stained bed and us failures [Note: This poem was originally published by _Cadence Collective_: https://cadencecollective.net/2014/11/01/fourteen-minutes/-]

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Mar 1, 2018

Mar 1, 2018 at 4:25 AM UTC

BCJaime

Fourteen Minutes

is how long it took the paramedics the whole while we breathed into you pumping your still chest, counting beats we brought you back for a moment our eyes met you gave us permission to let you go but we’re stubborn and never stopped breathing, compressions counting pupils dilated, stained bed and us failures [Note: This poem was originally published by _Cadence Collective_: https://cadencecollective.net/2014/11/01/fourteen-minutes/-]

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What is this dread I feel? That keeps me awake at night. That haunts my dreams? Who else am I to lose? In this world of Greed. These nightmares need to halt their attack. Before no sleep comes forever.. I can't take this pain anymore. This heart may surrender.. The one I love may be lost, By many ways.. I refuse to lose him today.

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Feb 18, 2016

Feb 18, 2016 at 8:17 PM UTC

julie-kirby

Love that may be lost

What is this dread I feel? That keeps me awake at night. That haunts my dreams? Who else am I to lose? In this world of Greed. These nightmares need to halt their attack. Before no sleep comes forever.. I can't take this pain anymore. This heart may surrender.. The one I love may be lost, By many ways.. I refuse to lose him today.

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He nearly died today because his 30 second-old love couldn't stay, The ruby red bird winged Merman of His Dream. His heart attacked his very own watered lungs, The tears which stopped his heart like a sneeze. He prayed, "Please." The hospital bed Lord didn't reply, and He felt the plump nurses were telling him lies.

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Jun 5, 2014

Jun 5, 2014 at 3:54 PM UTC

sarah-sad-matcha

He (2)

He nearly died today because his 30 second-old love couldn't stay, The ruby red bird winged Merman of His Dream. His heart attacked his very own watered lungs, The tears which stopped his heart like a sneeze. He prayed, "Please." The hospital bed Lord didn't reply, and He felt the plump nurses were telling him lies.

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