FEELING DOWN FALLING DOWN

No longer do I read,
It's time to give up.
I'm as sick as a dog,
I need to throw up.

It's been a whole month,
Since I've eaten a thing.
It's not getting better,
With the sickness it brings.

Falling down a month ago,
Something inside of me.
Doesn't feel to right,
I feel it's time to say goodnight.

Maybe it time maybe it isn't,
It's not nice when you're under the weather.
Oh well maybe tomorrow I'll feel better,
Often I feel i'm stuck in a gutter.

The only good thing to come out off this,
I've lost so much weight my trousers don't fit.
Losing a stone it's not that, That I fear,
If I carry on like this, I'm sure to disappear.

There's not much more I can do,
It's not norovirus or even the flu.
But something that hit me,
But not out off the blue.

The food that I've been eating,
Has been getting less and less.
Going on a long time I must confess,
Sun's getting up, I wonder should I.

The way that I feel i'm down on my luck,
Everytime I lay down I feel I'll throw up.
Maybe it's time for me to give in,
This is a time I feel I can't win.




Poetry by Alan J Ripley The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2026-05-13 at 06:55

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Sameen The PoetBay support member heart!
Hugs hugs hugs my man
2026-05-14


shells
And a big hug from me too, I hope you are able to find some respite soon.
2026-05-13



Alan, your words are absorbed so deep into my own heart. I read the words of a stranger, but I feel you-- like I've always known you. It's strange...but you are the reason these tears are rolling and dripping off my cheeks right now after reading. My heart is breaking. Yet, we are all going to be facing our own demise and I truly believe our real life is waiting on the other side of our passing. Not only that, the joy of it will be so great...we'll be included in the biggest, uncountable family of love. There will be time to know and love each other because time will no longer exist. Still, in this carnal time, I pray you have the pain and suffering under control and managed well.
Love you.
2026-05-13


Melinda K Zarate The PoetBay support member heart!
Hugs, my friend. Big hugs!
2026-05-13