Intensity
June 29, 2017
Best outlet to use
For expression of feelings
Art- in any form
Painting or drawing
Even collage, altered books
No words are needed
Color, shape, design
Interconnected through line
Portray inner self
Poetry works well
Enables voice to be heard
In unique format
When illness prevails
Creativity declines
Become dead inside
No means to express
The pain builds up, escalates
Volcano waiting
Eruption will come
As the pressure builds, I fall
A bit further down
Like a hurricane
Unpredictability
I cannot control
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Did not hear a word
Closed minds and fixed perspectives
Unable to speak
Tragic, compromised
Still too sick to go with group
Shut down, stayed quiet
Am I that skinny
So frail that I am at risk?
Why can't I believe?
So much for good news
Told level 4 is reward
But it means nothing
To me- the outing
Represents more than the chance
To escape this place
I have worked so hard
Yet it seems to mean nothing
Trapped by my body
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Grateful for a friend
Inspires, serves as role model
Genuine caring
Reminds me to breathe
Examine my inner truth
Challenges thinking
When I want to run
Shows me the mirror of truth
Helps me see logic
Proves there is life
Recovery is more than
Merely illusion
She helped me accept
How much I needed treatment
Encourage, support
Without her wisdom
I may not have been willing
To let go control