Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Unwanted Pain



Choking
I gasp for air

In your presence it kicks
But in your absence it moans

I feel it
wherever
whenever

It stings
And burns
But I persist through the hurt

It slowly kills
Dominating my insides
Consuming my core

I can’t breath

I want this beautiful malice
But-- it digs
slowly at my gut
Chunk churning chunk churning
Chunk

Why must it subside in my system?
This disease
This cancer

This
Unwanted pain

2 comments:

hannah said...

YES -- SO worth all the time you spent on it. I agree with gabe - maybe your best yet. It says exactly what you're trying to say (that is, if you're trying to say what I think you are, lol)

Ellie said...

Lina, you are a beast. I am in love with this poem!! My favorite part is the chunk churning... etc. If I had your skills, I could... have... your skills..??

that didn't make sense. The point remains: you are a beast.

and

I love you?