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Crap Poem 38 – Belief

Welcome again everyone, to another poem in the Cramp Poem series. Thank you for visiting again. Once again, this rhyming ditty is about the pain of mental and physical illness and being constantly questioned and misunderstood about it. It’s not easy to trust others with your truth, and when they respond with something you aren’tContinue reading “Crap Poem 38 – Belief”

Patience – I have none

Despite struggling with the act of ‘getting it done’, I hate delaying. If something is on my list, if a new thing that needs to be done appears, if information is requested of me and it needs to be sent over…I want it done… NOW. I feel for my family at times. Every now andContinue reading “Patience – I have none”

Crap Poem 37 – The cost of access

Welcome back friends. Here is another entry in the crap poems adventure. This is an ode to the last 2 years of my life, and the strained relationship I am experiencing with a department within the NHS. As the last verse explains, I see that there are other staff who are exhausted, especially after theContinue reading “Crap Poem 37 – The cost of access”

Crap Poem 36 – The Poem

Hello world, and welcome to my 36th edition in my Crap Poems adventure. This time I’ve been focussing on the act of writing poetry, and why it’s so important. In a meta kinda way, it’s fair to say that this poem is (partly) true of my poetic journey. I’ve used my spare time as aContinue reading “Crap Poem 36 – The Poem”

The grief within grief

When you lose something or someone that you value, grief lies ahead. We often associate grief with the living, but it would be more accurately associated with loving. Grief can exist by association too. Just because you didn’t know the person who passed on, doesn’t mean you won’t be effected by it. For me, griefContinue reading “The grief within grief”

Crap poem 35 – Kids

Welcome to my 25th Crap Poem, Kids. Today my poem is dedicated to the parents and guardians of the world who are struggling to manage expectations, parental pressure and concerns about passing on bad habits. I know first hand that loving your kid takes priority, often at your own expence. We try and try toContinue reading “Crap poem 35 – Kids”

Crap Poem 34 – What does it feel like?

Welcome back to another in my series of Crap Poems. I can’t believe I’ve written 34. Should I publish a book of them? This time, I’m afraid, I’ve written a poem about mental illness and how it can sometimes feel to hide what’s inside. I hate that my life is clouded by a personality disorder,Continue reading “Crap Poem 34 – What does it feel like?”

Crap poem 33 – Follow the rules

Good afternoon readers, and welcome to my 33rd Crap Poem. Yes, it rhymes, yes, its supposed to be funny and yes, it’s most definitely crap. However, I enjoyed writing this because most of my poems have been incredibly depressing recently. My writing, like most people, is usually a reflection of how I’m thinking and feelingContinue reading “Crap poem 33 – Follow the rules”

What do I eat my soup with?

I needed a different subject to take me away from my own ‘Brain Pain’ for a bit. Something outside of my head that wouldn’t force me to look internally and analyse my sanity (I do that too often). What did I choose? Well, it’s been kicking me in the kidneys for some time now. Pain.Continue reading “What do I eat my soup with?”

My invisibility cloak – when loneliness and mental illness collide

Yes, I’m lonely. You’re not surprised. Yes, I’ve been indoors for a looooooooong time, you know this too. Yes, I have pretty severe social anxiety and low self esteem – that’s probably unsurprising also. But I have a superpower that allows me do things others could only dream of. A skill that provides me withContinue reading “My invisibility cloak – when loneliness and mental illness collide”