Empty Illness
Faith Sharp 1989 (Texas)
I wanna wake up, I wanna wake up. This world isn't real and I've had enough.
Everything's a dream and I feel so stuck.
I wanna wake up
I open my eyes and the nightmares begin.
Screaming inside, it all starts again. Tip toeing around feeling like a sin. Everything's a blur, going spin spin spin.
Closing my eyes, reality comes to life.
Sleep bringing the demon's wrecking strife
Breath growing ragged, I beg for the knife.
Why am I spiraling? I'm supposed to be a wife.
Too damned exhausted to fulfill my role
Heavy feet thumping, I've lost control.
Round and round, where is my soul?
This life I'm living is taking its toll.
I wanna wake up, I wanna wake up This world isn't real and I've had enough Everything's a dream and I feel so stuck I wanna wake up.
When will I wake up?
About this poem
This poem is about the spiraling loneliness that comes with Chronic illnesses, especially those that are 'Invisible'
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Written on August 25, 2023
Submitted by faith.halderman on September 29, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 796 |
Words | 165 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 4, 4, 1, 1 |
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