The Cure



The essences of life
what does it mean
They say the Gods know
Life's but a dream

The world is changing in so many ways
I wonder why I don't pray every day
I look high above in search of hope
Only to find it's hard to cope

What do I see
is something there
Or do I continue to look and stare
to my amaze, I saw the light
it started to speak
With a voice of might

Dear human soul
Hear what I say
for what I speak
Will go a long way

The cure for cancer, have no doubt
you must trust in the herbs, you put in your mouth
eat barley, bloodroot and apricot seeds 
red clover, cleavers are what you need

so you get headaches, this we must stop
drink basil tea and don’t talk a lot
ground ivy, lavender are your friends too
eat catnip, chew rosemary this you must do

lungs and kidneys you must keep safe
eat dandelions and coltsfoot for goodness sake
Irish moss, parsley, pomegranate as well
take them not you will feel like hell

there is much, much more for me to say
Take care of yourself and pray every day

By Trevor Bess

About this poem

In the beginning, there was only Chaos. But Chaos could not create, only destroy. Some people might say that happiness is a form of Chaos. Others might say that it is a feeling or an emotion. The Cure is about just that. A feeling, an essence of life that is channeled by our imagination.

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Written on July 10, 2022

Submitted by Kunapoo on July 14, 2022

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XABB XCCDED XAEA XXXX XXFF XXGG AA X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,026
Words 214
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 1

Trevor Bess

I am a Poet, Writer, and Believer in the subconscious power. Citizen of the galaxy... Helping souls connect with the essence of life in way of poetry. Life is a series of unpredictable moments. My style of writing has always been about “The Moment Your In”. You never know when an occurrence, situation of sorts that you are confronted with, puts you in a place where the faster you’re “Wit” is, the better the situational outcome works in your favor. Gestures of the body can influence the moment as well. In life we are not just speaking with our voices, we are also speaking with our bodies. more…

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