It’s In My Blood
My body betrayed me.
Allowed pain into my bloodstream
Shut off all the safety switches
Now we’ve been compromised.
It tells me there’s a fire below
So I open up the windows and try to signal for help
It tells me there’s ice above
So I duck and cover
It pulls all the alarms and panics in its own chaos
And When the dust settles
I expected a sinister virus to have started this sickness
But I find nothing but my own body to blame.
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Our bodies are overlooked, blamed, and sometimes praised. And when the dust settles, you have a poem.
I relate to feeling betrayed by my own body, but I think sometimes I should listen to my body more attentively and we could be partners.