Ptsd poetry anyone?

[TruthSeeker]

My Brother's Victim

I lost my brother, very long ago,
instead he became a predator to me when I was little,
As his sister who worshipped him just because,
and being little, I loved and believed in him more than ever,
After all, he was my big brother, there to protect me,
I imagined he could never hurt me,
but instead,
he preyed upon me,
and took something that wasn't his to take,
my innocence.

And for many years,
he left home and was gone,
and his friend Dex who has since gone to the heavens,
I went to see when I was young,
to find my brother,
and Dex told me,
"You are a nice girl, stay away" he's no good,
and he told me my brother's club secrets,
I wondered why he changed so, I wondered
what happened to make him hurt me?.

And you know,
where I am now,
if he had come to me,
with regret and remorse,
feeling a wrongdoing to me,
telling me his sad story of trauma...of hurt,
and had asked me for my forgiveness for what he had stolen,
I would have...…
forgiven him,
but that will never happen....as he is lost and feels nothing.

 

[Changing4Best]

Raging Battle

Cut it to shreds!
End its existence!!
Call in the troops!!!

I am so tired of this battle
yet if we give up
we lose
maybe even die.

So we carry on
fighting the unseen
the only indication we succeed
is that we decrease
the inflammation.

Carry on, troops!

(There, I did it, I was able to write a poem and paint a painting on the same subject tonight. This is something I can rarely do)!

 

[TruthSeeker]

Way to go!!!! time for bed!!!!

 

[Changing4Best]

I did finally get some sleep. Somehow it was helpful that you told me to! @Bkinder

 

[TruthSeeker]

:wacky::sleep:Well, it was subtle- no- actually I had stayed up late and had to go to bed myself- but it was late in EST anyway! glad to be of help!:D

 

[TruthSeeker]

Overcoming Procrastination With Imagination

I need to clean,
get it done today,
it can't be ignored and I cannot delay.

A plan I need,
I'll write a long list,
to insure that nothing will be missed.

I just can't start,
and not have a plan,
I'm feeling a bit like Peter Pan.

"Do not grow up,
have fun all day,
it's really better to go out and play."

It took so long,
to make that darn list,
and having to do it made me pissed.

It's a struggle,
to get up and do,
to just start and make myself follow through.

I can't decide,
which job I should choose,
it will come to me right after my snooze.

I must get up,
I'll do it later,
after I raid the refrigerator.

After I ate,
I did decree,
"I can't do it now" cause I have to pee.

And on the pot,
I check the list,
and add three things that I had missed.

Too much to do,
Overwhelmed I am,
I had to add-schedule my mammogram.

I have all day,
to get this done,
I must get out so I'll take a run..

When I get back,
I'll need a shower,
this will give me cleaning power.

"And now I'm ready,"
I say with certainty,
as ready as a giant worker bee.

I peer at the list,
I choose just one thing,
I turn on music and begin to sing.

I danced and I dusted,
next I mopped the floor,
and got it done like never before.

I waltzed with the mop,
I curtseyed to the king,
using my imagination I could do anything.

I'm now a magician,
"Clothes unite and jump in
to the washer," and commanded "Now Washer begin!"

Four hours I pretended,
and had fun in the process,
I finished them all and felt a success!

So if you get stuck,
when you have to clean,
imagine you're robotic machine.

One so delightful,
a magic vacuum,
that can clean up almost any size room.

Imagining makes,
the most mundane chore,
seem so easy to do like never before.

Peter Pan was right,
playing is fun, so....
use imagination to get them done!

 

[Changing4Best]

The Kitchen Floor

I noticed it yesterday
cleaned it today
I guess that is not too bad
of a delay!

 

[TruthSeeker]

The Kitchen Floor

I noticed it yesterday
cleaned it today
I guess that is not too bad
of a delay![/...

@SpiritSong

Come On Over!

Wow, you cleaned the kitchen floor,
I'm very, very proud of you.
So much so, like never before,
Bet it looks like you hired a cleaning crew!

I've heard gossip about your cleaning skills,
like beams of light, your floors do shine,
I've heard endless stories that give me thrills,
So please come over and I'll let you do mine!

 

[Changing4Best]

You'd Be Surprised

I let my home go
for far too long
the kitchen floor
is not where I belong.

LOL...

 

[TruthSeeker]

You'd Be Surprised

I let my home go
for far too long...

You let your home go?....
I did not realize,
so that gossip was wrong,
they were telling me lies?

You're too clever for me,
and your reply politically correct,
my request of you,
you did nicely reject.

Oh what will I do?
How will I get my floor clean?
I'll take my own advice, and
imagine I'm a cleaning machine!

Hahahabahahaha! LOL

 

[TruthSeeker]

You let your home go?....
I did not realize,
so that gossip was wrong,
they were telling me lies?

You'...

We wouldn't have had this lovely poetic duo if I had put mop the kitchen floor on my long list. Only got to bath floors. Ho hum!

 

[Changing4Best]

Playing is Necessary!

Even when we are 90
we will act like kids
trust me I know
My friend was 99
he never put on the skids.

That man was a genious
He glided through old age
laughing and storytelling
all the way....
was considered our town's sage

He was so playful
in his own unique way
yet he could be serious too;
everyone who lives here
wishes he were still here today.