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Writer's pictureDebbie Dalton

My Reality

My Reality

It’s funny how I always lived and loved my life

And loved every joy of it

Every pain was worth it, that made me grow

Now the creeping reality is testing me

My unwanted guest (PD) is demanding more of me

Than I wish to give up

I have to get plans in place

Incessant notes and lists

Safely placed letters of gifts and thoughts for those I love

Time is running away, even though I live in the moment.

Amongst the fear and fatigue

A colourful light bounces around

I catch it on paper with ink and scrawl

Paintbrush swishes and pours pictures

On to canvas.

There is an urgency now

To leave my footprint where I have been

To capture the beauty in my head

On canvas

Before the emptiness swallows me up

And I forget …..


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Alison Blevins
Alison Blevins
Feb 26, 2023

Raw honesty, beautifully written, this really resonated with me Debbie.

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Unknown member
Feb 24, 2023

Captures those moments of anxiety so well.

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Jes Derry
Jes Derry
Feb 23, 2023

I can feel the urgency build in this poem as I read it. It is so sad yet very beautiful the sharing of your honesty is not missed . For me this is a lovely piece Debbie. Thank you for sharing.

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