Push out the Pain- a Poem about Trying to Forget
Push out the Pain
Her mind screaming,
she runs out into the night air,
clad only in a scant gown.
Running in bare feet,
she stumbles and falls to the pavement
and lies there for a moment.
But only for a moment
as she is driven by clamoring echoes
she thought were long forgotten.
She pushes, and scratches,
with raw fingers and bleeding nails,
to get to her feet.
Dealing with Emotional Pain
Her brain pulsating,
she rushes on into the darkness,
not feeling the blood on her legs.
Pushing onward in desperate attempt
her body takes over to release
the fear that her mind cannot.
© 2012 Victoria Lynn
Comments
AUTHORChris--You're right about grief and what it can do. Thanks for reading and commenting. :-)
The imagery is certainly stark. As I well know, the pain can be overwhelming, and grief can drive you to places that even fear cannot. Nice poem.
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rahul! Cool! What an eerie, interesting movie! Stark imagery--I love that compliment. Thanks so much!
Reminded me of Julia Robert's Sleeping With the Enemy... somewhere... brilliantly written with stark imagery
Great poem Vic!
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Yes, Vincent, sometimes we just run, run, run to escape, I guess. Thanks for stopping by. Your comments always mean a lot. Thank you!
That was one nasty bad dream, forcing her to run away from it or through it. I've often had nightmares as well, sometimes I'm running across a battlefield of long long ago. I wonder what RUNNING really means in a dream? Nicely done Victoria, I felt her fear and pain all at the same time. Voted up as always.
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Thanks, dear Christy! I appreciate that so much.
So much emotion in a relatively short number of lines!
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Curiad, I'm glad you get the emotional aspect. Thanks so much!
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LOL, arb. You crack me up. I get your point, though. I'm glad the poem created the scene. Now go get that popcorn! :-)
This is a very " up front" poem Victoria. The emotions very real!
Voted Up!
If poetry is helping image escape the confinement of word and find its way to a heart which can then play the image on the screen within the reader, then you have writen well.I have to go to the concession stand now. I get hungry at the movies.
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LOL--Great poem, effer! Keep cracking yourself up!
No I haven't I forgot
That's because I'm not so hot!
I will leave the poems to you
Wayne, SanneL & Martie too!
Too much work, I hate to think
You guys are good, but I stink!!! hahahahlmao I crack myself up!!!
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effer--Coming from a new poet like you, I'm honored with your comment. Thank for the UP! Have you written your next poem yet?
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Thanks, Cardisa. Glad you could feel it, even thought I'm not glad for your reliving some painful moments!
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Thanks, JT. Since I didn't add a photo this time, I'm glad the poem still created its own vision. Thanks!
WOW!!! Now that's a P O E M !!!!....I felt her pain and sadness....so real, Victoria. UP+++
Gosh! That was intense Vicki. It made me relive some painful moments myself.
Cool poem and very visual.
JT
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Thanks, xstatic. Glad you like it!
Great poem about doing anything to escape the pain! Up, beautiful!
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Thank YOU, Hubert!
Thank you Victoria Lynn. Loved that poem
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Hubert--"shred your soul and leave you with nowhere to go." Great comment! Love it!
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Thanks, Vellur. Much appreciated!
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lord, lock that back door!!!! Love your comments! :-)
Terror is bad anytime. Terror at night tends to shred your soul and leave you with nowhere to go. Very well written I shook with her fear
Beautifully expressed. We all try to run away from the pain, but turn around and it is there all over again. Tough job - getting over, but not impossible. Loved your poem and voted up.
Wow! Felt like running myself away from that pain that wanted to steal a heart in the middle of the night. Powerful message! We all have our own fears and dela with them accordingly. Thanks for sharing this inspiration.... Let me lock my back porch door just in case!
LORD
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