I keep digging
But just getting deeper
I keep climbing
But the mountain gets steeper
And I question myself
Every single day
Can’t find solace
In things I used to love
Can’t deal with
Daily push and shove
Like I’m below ground
Frightened of what’s above
Didn’t know I was in trouble
When I fell into
Your chemical embrace
But now I can see
When is all said and done
You’re a chemical disgrace
Diagnosis made me lost
Treatment made me sick
And I’ve only got myself to blame
You played your mind trick
Now all I feel is shame
Every single day
I’m dependent, lost and confused
The world turns but I am still
Lost the fight, lost the will
I’m as empty and hollow
As the promises
You made to me
Didn’t know I was in trouble
When I fell into
Your chemical embrace
But now I can see
When is all said and done
You’re a chemical disgrace
Haven’t even got the strength
To be angry anymore
Feel so hollow
Deep in my core
You’re not a chemical solution
But a toxic execution
*****
Back to Poetry
This poem makes me want to reach through the screen, hold your hand and say, “You’re writing proves you’re more than a diagnostic label: you’re a poet.”
I keep repeating these lines to myself:
“You’re not a chemical solution
But a toxic execution”
A toxic execution….. what a turn of phrase! Bravo!
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