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Catharsis
of the Soul
by
Marianna
Hernandez
Lying on the hospital bed
Struck with a pounding rhythm in my head
Feeling as if everything moves around me in slow motion
But, I don't seem to care; I am an outsider of all
this commotion
I feel like I'm in a different place
I feel like I'm in a different world
I doubt that after all that's happened I'll embrace
The cruelty of life I've come to know and scold
The IV flows into my vein
As I drift off to sleep
I know I must be strong to face the pain
But then again, how could I? My wound is cut too deep
Internal hurt and sorrows just draw forth
As they fill up into my chest
The feeling's too strong to conquer now
The night is here but I can't seem to rest
The dizziness absorbs me
As my subconscious self calls from within
From all the things that have been happening around me
I feel my body is worn out thin
I'm on the verge of fainting
I cannot move, I can't get up
I pray for someone to come and save me
Help me through and lift my spirit up
My pulse is rushing, racing
My heart skips a beat
And, as my eyes continue to see double
I feel like I should just concede
I thought that I was strong, that I can take it
I thought that I could tolerate the pain
But, really I am on the verge of breaking
And, just keep wondering if I have turned insane?
Truly Life is so ironic --- One minute I'm happy I'm alive
The next I'm on a stretcher, rushing to the hospital for help
Wow! Can it get more stranger?
I wonder as the ambulance unstraps my stretcher's belt
Life can be so cruel at times
I cannot fathom why
Why can't it just be simple?
Why can't it just be full of happiness all the time?
I guess I'll never understand
I guess I'm just too dumb
Or maybe it's not time yet to understand
Maybe sometime later it will come
But, until then, while I keep learning how to deal
I'll try my hardest to keep it real
And, maybe in the end it will turn out all right
Maybe I made it too dramatic out of fright
In any case, I am just glad
I had the strength to pull it through
And, hopefully the courage I hold inside me
Will have the power to keep guiding me through
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