Tag: mental-health
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Poem about a Lazy Morning
Day Off Lazing about at a quarter ‘til noon. Still in pajamas, I should get dressed soon. Exhausted from week of tasks and toil. Need a break from life lived at full boil. – No reason to dress, or hop in shower. Time is right, to while away the hour. No one is expected, at…
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Poem About Feeling Trapped
Trapped Rules on us strapped Are feeling trapped Cannot escape Need new landscape Must book, break loose Feel cooked, like goose Lose restrictions Kill constrictions Walls must come down Remove this crown Thorns cutting deep Disturbing sleep Morning will wake Feelings won’t shake. Must cut the chain Or trapped remain. June Nash Sometimes the rules…
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Poem: Weigh In
Weigh In Need to diet, try to fit in To society that promotes thin. Once could tickle throat with feather, Take pills, enemas, what ever. Now they say it’s a disorder, Not a fad, where is the border? – Skinny is still the style of choice. Fat people, to be thin, rejoice. Lift weights, do…
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Poem about Jumping From Rut
Jump Paths Seven seems to be the number Years ‘til routine’s torn asunder. Rips, tears, they can be seen before, Coping, but will not take much more. – People, some, they call it an itch, That which makes our ticker to twitch. I say it is time passing by Years that make us look up…
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Poem about Being Alone
Alone Always alone, but not really. Feels so, but I’m being silly. Surrounded always, by close friends, And family. But me, who tends? – I am the rock, always steady To give a hand, always ready. Never cause worry in others Listen to their problems, druthers. – They say I’m strong, never worry That I’ll…
June Nash 