Chained in Pain

We breathe the pain

Torturous rivers

Winding deep

Souls on fire

We never sleep

We suffer the moments

Grasping at straws

That promise hope

While blood burns hot

We cannot cope

We implode in nightmares

Needles sharp

And dull aches roar

Our bodies protest

There's ever more

We struggle onward

Elusive answers

Hidden from sight

Each aching failure

A rotting blight

Hope is a farce

Luxurious fantasies

Ethereal as air

Dance like motes in the sunlight

While our hearts are laid bare

Please take our hands

We can not survive

Alone in our shells

Sweep us away

From our living hells

#chronicpain #poetry