How I Feel Pain

Pain restricts sensitivity Makes me slumber For zeal of life Sleep I do desire From conflicts of pain Causing me distress Sleep frees the soul Suffer interrupts Pain has the mastery Fall asleep in death Makes the heart wander Where pain never enters Sleep from above Hope for better days In the resurrection

— Barbara Writes, Feb 22, 2008

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Region, Country: United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Billy Collins, Shakespeare, , Emily Dickinson, , , Whitman, Jess Tapper

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poetopoet

18 years 3 months ago

shot

o me, three jerks to post. poe

Barbara Writes

18 years 3 months ago

shot?

Barbara Writes I don't fully understand your comment. "o me, three jerks to post poe" Do you think I post edgar allen poe's poem. I wrote this yesterday because I am in pain and I write to take my mind off it. I wanted to express why I could not be kind and sensitive to my family who was trying to keep me from being overly sad. Writing poems help. They tell me I write my best when I am upset. If you think I post poe's poem then I am a greater poetess than I imagine. O n my profile I mention I have no favorite poets because I was never into reading poems. I just write to feel better and make sense of my mental state. Now I read others poems who write these days. I try to learn poetic style from great poets here. I plan to read some of the great poets work but my tired eyes won't allow it these days.

RSScheerer

18 years 3 months ago

Sometimes

there are insensitive people who do not understand that the comments are meant to be an opportunity for constructive criticism. My suggestion would be to ignore them and pay closer attention to those of us who are here for support and direction. You wrote for your own purpose here, and there is nothing wrong with that. Always remember, bearing your soul in public leaves it open to being wounded. Poetry is cathartic to many of us. In this piece you have honestly expressed pain through your eyes. I hope writing it helped alleviate some of that pain. ~ Ronda

Barbara Writes

18 years 3 months ago

thanks

Barbara Writes I appreciate your comment. I realize some people are like that. I try to see what is the underlining cause of a comment if I can't see one I will ask for understanding or share what I think cause the insensitive comment. If I feel it was sheer meaness I just don't respond. Wounded yes, but I ask for raw truth. What ever his reason for commenting it is his I can feel it, put it in a poem or like you say ignore it. The site is here to support and direct like you say and I embrace that. Barbara

Janice Pearce

18 years 3 months ago

How I Feel Pain

Keep writing Barbara! I felt your pain and that is what we do, bring someone there is it not?~

Barbara Writes

18 years 3 months ago

Appreciate

Barbara Writes appreciate your comment. Glad you could be there wihtout feeling the actual pain.

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