from the moment i was born
i've been learning how to die
ever since i realised i was grounded
i've been trying to learn to fly
initially i learnt to crawl
a scuffling of uncoordinated hands and knees
rudimentary manners came next
a simple thank you or please
then when i learnt to walk
i hit the ground fast and running
keep going forward they said
less manic like but more cunning
they told me what to think
and then they turned the tele on
they told me to watch and wait
it wouldn’t take very long
everything i didn’t want to know
force fed by a cathode tube
i learnt to question everything
now they say i’m just being rude
so i organised my madness
this allowed my harsh edges to soften
i alphabetically arrange my sadness
sometimes; just not that often
the softer my edges, the harder i fought
till all i had left was my voice
i acknowledged all i was about to lose
remembering that i had a choice
About the Creator
Bren
"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa
"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend
Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler
I'm writing it out not acting in doubt!
The steps to losing a child
Step One: Lose a child. Not what anyone wants to happen and nothing you can do to change it, but you can go through steps to becoming happy again. You can go through steps to loving again. You can go through steps to become a new you because after losing a child you will never be the same person you once were.
By Tabitha Hinkley4 days ago in Fiction
Comments (3)
"force fed by a cathode tube" - OOF! What a line 😁
i learnt to question everything now they say i’m just being rude so i organised my madness this allowed my harsh edges to soften i alphabetically arrange my sadness Whoaaaa these lines!!! I cannot find the right words to express how powerful they are! Gosh you're so brilliant!
What a fun poem! And relatable! I think everyone feels like they’re learning to die at some point in their lives! ☺️ great work!