... how I feel at the moment...

[electricjaws]

i am a butterfly

with a broken wing,

a blackbird

without the will to sing,

a frog that can't hop from pad to pad,

I am a person crushed inside

desolate and sad,

the dog who can no longer bark,

I feel so messed up

with this chronic pain lark,

and other things grinding me

into the ground,

I wish I could disappear

and never be found,

I pray to the lord every night

to release me from this cursed plight,

to mend my wings

and help me take flight ,

to a place better than this,

another world

with wonderous sights

[jillylin]

I like it. It just about sums it up.

Hugs

Jillyxx

[Bearess]

I like the poem but I don't want to go to another world

I'd miss my family far too much - they keep me going through this dreaded Fibro - I'm lucky to have support and I never forget it

I can be a right "pain in the rear" when I'm having a flare up

Thank you to everyone who supports me - I don't tell you often enough how much I appreciate you

[Frangi-pan]

that is Beautiful - love it!! and so right! Pleas may I copy it to put up on my pin board? promise not to share without your name on or your permission

thanks for brill words just when I need them... xxx

[electricjaws in reply to Frangi-pan]

of course you can frangi-pan!

[Fibrofoggiest]

What a profound and beautiful poem EJ . I wish I had your talent with words, but to be honest I don't think I have an ounce of talent in any direction, except making a hash up of things , hey ho.

Foggy x

[pip_r in reply to Fibrofoggiest]

Well that's not true, naughty Foggy!

You have an amazing talent - you make people laugh and forget their troubles, even if just for a moment. That's a talent worth having in my book

I'm sure there are many others too. The pic with your cottage garden was looking beautiful and so quaint the other day

Pip xx

[Fibrofoggiest in reply to pip_r]

You're too kind my friend, I'm not fishing for compliments in any way, but I have always thought/known I have very little to offer.

Foggy x

[pip_r in reply to Fibrofoggiest]

It's good then to have others let you know the opposite is true. I wouldn't say if I didn't mean it xx

[Frangi-pan in reply to pip_r]

here here

[TrishD]

Lovely poem but you are too valuable to this site to go on to another place keep your chin up. gentle hugs.

[hamble99b]

that's lovely ej

will you please add it to poetry corner.

regards,

sandra.

[electricjaws in reply to hamble99b]

how do I do that Sandra? (never done that before!)

[electricjaws in reply to electricjaws]

oh,how do I do that Sandra? (never done that before!)

[Royalspec01]

Hey there EJ absolutely so brutally honest I got so much identification from that poem the feelings can certainly take to to a place where freedom from it would be the solution sometimes but to be honest please don't feel that far cause if for just one minute you make a list of the people around you that would miss you and be sad without you probably not such a good idea lol

[electricjaws in reply to Royalspec01]

the thing is Royalspec01, if I had to write a list of people that would miss me it would barely fit on a postage stamp ,I am not saying this to get the sympathy vote,it is just the truth ,I have no family there care for me ,which in a way is a good thing if you knew all about my family,( I mean parents and the rest of my family) I don't have chidren myself , and also as I don' t go out much I don't really have any friends (except one lady of 70 who I see once a week ,she is really nice ,)I know a few people where I live ,but that's more aquaintances not friends , and half the time my partner is bullying me and picking on me just for the hell of it ,so I wouldn't be that missed if I was elsewhere , in fact my hamster would possibly be the only one to miss me ,just the way it is I s'pose x

[suffolklass]

Hello EJ. That is a really good poem. (It's the third I've read tonight, you're all very talented and I'm very envious.)

It sounds as if you are in need of some confidence. Are there any groups you and your friend can join in with? I think most community centres have different groups. Our local MIND centre have list of different things to get people out to gain confidence and to meet people. I did a few courses with Mind and they set me up well for the next step to enjoying and thinking life was worth living.

Your partner doesn't sound very considerate towards you, and isn't going to help you.

Have a look about. Life can be good. I'm here if you want to chat about some of the courses or just to chat. Lots of people are on this site, you aren't on your own.

You are a talented person.

Is x

[Bearess in reply to suffolklass]

Hi suffolklass - thanks for the compliment

No, I'm not stalking anyone just being brutally honest about my sleeping patterns.....maybe, just maybe, I will sleep better tonight...someone has told me to try a hot malted drink with sugar, then my sleeping pills and finally a hot water bottle on my back and to lay absolutely still for the time it takes to count to a hundred I hope it works, I'll try anything !!!!!

Here's hoping you get a good nights sleep too