Radioactivation
By Bee
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We can block them out by day
but in the troubl-us hours of nightflairs
they echo loud and clear.
*Fair amount of success with thechem-
*Certain to be swel- edema
*Chest wall neck lung dam - burni...
*cough possibl-, arm no say...ing
*Nothi we ca - predict predict -
*wait and see. Better tha... nthe-alternative...
*With an aim of pro... long Outcome... ?
Echo
Echo
Echo
on and on till dawn, when oblivious,
the sun radiates from nowhere
to glare on welcome sleep.
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yep, I guess an echo of
yep, I guess an echo of unease, that can never please, but come sleep or we'll weep.
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troubl-us is a well-invented
troubl-us is a well-invented word.
Getting back to sleep, and quietening the thinking whatever it's about can be so hard once half awake. Recently I had the experience of my mother-in-law recovering from a chest infection and a sudden explosive very unpleasant bark-cough coming through the monitor each time I relaxed and was drifting off. Had to turn the level down a bit in the end to soften it and did sleep then, at last.
Hope you have more peaceful nights soon - and can sleep on through the sunshine a bit maybe.
Rhiannon
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I like the way the way the
I like the way the way the stuttering words compliment the troubling thoughts. Hope you manage to bang them on the head.
Picture Credit:http://tinyurl.com/jtnwtnq
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Read it twice, just to get
Read it twice, just to get the right 'feel'...and yes, it's all there, quirky, original and very real.
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Probably the wrong choice of
Probably the wrong choice of word and I hesitated before typing 'quirky' - "original" was more accurate so forgive the tautology, Bee.. I think your poem is exceptional, and thank goodness you can use your talent at this difficult time.
All good wishes to you.
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