How do I know
the pill won’t seem
bitter to your tongue
through your teeth?
How do I wear
a once white coat
stained with tears
of memories?
How do I compel
my pen to write
scripts to fight
a dimming light?
How do I know
which waters will flow
to unearth the strength
within me?
How do I persuade
a heart to let go
when it’s my hand
that sets you free?
How do I ensure
my smile won’t be
one of the last
that you’ll see?
How do I force
my ears to hear
a song I fear
of dusk so near?
How do I know
which waters will come
to enshroud the doubts
within me?
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Beautifully done Phoebe! Love the medical metaphors and your YouTube video knocked my socks off! I could see and feel the emotion. I am LOVING all the spoken word poetry popping up around WordPress. Rob & Phoebe: is there a virtual Poetry Slam in our future?
Thank you, you are so sweet! Hugs! 💙
My pleasure.
Hello, I did read the poem, what I did’ t see was you on the video. Was nice, you have a sweet voice.
Thank you, Charly. 🙂
You are very welcome, by the way is this cool to have my own laptop computer, I still have to get use to her with buttons and other things , but is cool, is MINE
Yay…I’m glad you have your new laptop too. 🙂
my laptop…..can you get on my lap or on top….sorry, couldn’t resist saying it, love ya. And yes, it is pretty cool this laptop, although I still don’t know how to put question marks and other punctuations, I need a step by step study book for this, I am a Neanderthal
haha. Charly…funny as always. hugs 🙂
hugs back
Doc, you just have to take off that white coat and walk through all those moments, both bitter and sweet. Let the bitter go, but hold onto the sweet…, as it seems you do for and about others. You need to do it for you too. Hugs ! 🙂
You are so right, PapaBear! 🙂 🙂
Wonderfully beautiful. A deep river of compassion.
Thank you kindly. 🙂
Beautiful , loved this
Thank you 🙂