Removed by pete marshall

Removed

by pete marshall

From deep inside she felt the heat

of scars that stained her swollen flesh

that burned upon her ravaged throat

upon a mattress soaked in sweat

An ashen face that looked beyond

the pale of hope and lost respect

a fetid breath that spoke of death

that uttered words yet felt regret

Sleep would fall upon her face

as eyes would flicker gently tight

a kiss that sealed a warm embrace

that kept her safe throughout the night

And moments pass despite the hour

as coughs awake her silken dreams

that flow with grace & dampen fires

that quell her fear & stem the screams.

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My 7 year old daughter has had problems all her life with her tonsils, having been hospitalized for a week in August with a severe infection. Today they were finally removed. She is fine & doing well.


Today I also link this poem up with a wonderful community of poets, D'verse

Wasted: A Poem by Pete Marshall

Wasted

by Pete Marshall

I lay upon a soaking sheet

as bile would spit and curse inside

and hope betrayed in loss fuelled sleep

as young would cry and seek the night

Where acid rose and tore through me

like fists that punched my very heart

that yearned for calm from troubled seas

to take my pain and soothe my fight

The days would merge through darkened gloom

with blinds drawn tight on littered rooms

where sleep would fall for weary heads

and life would stop the living dead

Your body lay so still yet burned

and roared the furnace in my soul

that raged upon my clammy flesh

and forced the sweat to ebb & flow

The chills would shake my tired bones

and light would hurt my aching eyes

where coughs & calls for mother’s love

would bring forth strength to hush their cries

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The last 7 days have been hell! Sickness took hold of my household and laid each and everyone of us low. Last night I penned this verse as sickness was all that was on my mind.

I also share this poem with One Shot Wednesday, an amazing platform offered by One Stop Poetry for sharing your work

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