POETRY IS STRANGE

Poetry is strange
It helps to
Capture my brain,
Forcing me to write,
Again and again.

Wish I could say,
I'd been taught that way.
It wasn't to be,
For no one could see,
The poet inside off me.

I seem to have
An inspirational style
Some make me laugh
Some make me cry,
Of that I cannot deny.

Find it hard to read others,
It's the dyslexia inside.
I get lost in the word's,
Although I have tried.
With dementia hidden inside.

Yet here I still am,
Not just a poet.
But a humble man,
Trying to survive,
As much as he can.

I'm still feeling tired,
My body feels drained
It must look a sight.
Even though now,
I'm sleeping at night.

Chasing my dreams,
Trying to write.
It doesn't come easy,
It really does feel,
I'm losing the fight.





Poetry by Alan J Ripley The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2026-05-30 at 03:48

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Clara Mae Gregory The PoetBay support member heart!
Alan, you are and always will be a great man and poet. I know it's hard. You are a fighter... and it is between you and God, when that life battle ends. You will have the legacy of your very awesome, excellent work for us to savour and contemplate after you are gone. I am a better person, having the opportunity to meet you. Always room in my heart to keep the memory alive. I am thankful you are trying and are able to still communicate with us.
Love,
Melanie
2026-05-30


Sameen The PoetBay support member heart!
Despite it all, you write. In spite it all, you’re a poet.
2026-05-30


Melinda K Zarate The PoetBay support member heart!
Alan, your poetry is inspiring. I am thankful you keep on!
2026-05-30


mickeko The PoetBay support member heart!
I've been close to it, enough to not pretend to know your side of it.

Still, reading is the most difficult.

Writing is process, reading is feeding.

With my brain often full of itself, I'm perhaps not as malleable as I think. It takes different tools to anchor to a soft water bed.
2026-05-30


arquious The PoetBay support member heart!
Here I see that the mind cannot be disembodied to be manifest, both body and mind need each other so as to bring a physical presence. You are an inspiration, Alan. Your fight is our victory. 🙏🕊️
2026-05-30