The Worm Turns
Taken from a collection that I call C’est la vie! which I wrote many years ago
Featured by Freedom to Shine [ftsthree]
Featured by “Lifeline:http://www.redbubble.com/groups/the-beats-of-life – 17th July 2009
“The worm ! More pills! More sleep”
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Artwork “Jagged Little Pill”
MCN: CAF91-401FC-7C4EA
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Damn the very thought.
To hell with confusion.
With anguish, I am fraught.
Life of ups and downs,
settle on an even plain.
Be still my crazy mind
let me think again.
Where logic was abundant,
no rationale now there.
Reason now defies me,
alone in my dementia
This brain serves no purpose
in turmoil and confusion.
The worm eats from inside
spits out this wild delusion.
Ambitions, desires faded now.
Memories of past achievements
are replaced with apathy.
Dreams turned to disappointments.
The worm ! More pills! More sleep
Here in my bed I hide.
No concept of reality
but life goes on outside.
Lulled into an uneasy calm, then
catapulted into surrealism.
Lie still, let the world go by
and wait for the cataclysm
© RebeccaWeston 2009
smeg
this runs fast and suits the meaning, great theme, I can relate.
RebeccaWeston replied
I think alot of people have been there or nearly there at least once in their lives. Thank you.
dogfish
stumbling over my own words to comment, as the worm has indeed turned, tis a black, black time you find whilst the worm turns, it feeds on your very soul as it fattens itself with your strength, and pray you do sleep while the world turns!
brilliant writing! need I say more?
RebeccaWeston replied
Every word you say is of great value to me – always. Thank you
solareclips~Ju...
RebeccaWeston replied
Thank you very, very much – it’s such an honour XX
lacewren
reason defies you? would you rather reason define you? paraphrase descarte, ” i stink therefore i am”. re-enchantment needed, apply in person. fugue-states interrupted by suicide schemata, finger-stabbing-the-air rants to mirrors guilty/shamed, i know these. had to give up, self-immolation ran outta gas. hope peace for you. bless and keep you, sistercousin.
RebeccaWeston replied
Thanks
JonoCarrick
Your writing is so powerful. This one speaks to me! Sent shivers down my already shivery spine (its minus 2 here tonight..lol)
RebeccaWeston replied
Aww, thanks babe. Here’s a [[hug]] to warm you up XX
Becca
ricardo perez jr
for real ,i feel yu
RebeccaWeston replied
wow – thanks – mission accomplished !! XX
Becca
oneperfectkiss
and I fell ya too Becca. oh i know all of this so well!! xxxx
RebeccaWeston replied
{{HUG}} I’m glad we are both in a safe place just now, tho’ XX Becca
silverstrummer...
“The Worm Turns – Curse the mental Torture” There are so many people who suffer this kind of torture if only they could read your words so powerfully true! Brilliantly written again. – David
RebeccaWeston replied
Wow – Thank you David, reading your comments has given me goosebumps – I feel so honoured to know someone as special as you {hug} XX
btw – hope the holiday is going ok X
Becca
happyfeet5
You have described what sometimes goes inside of me. Captured my raw emotions so well. I posted one not too long ago “Like the Windvanes I Wait for The Signs of the Winds.” It speaks of the storms that rage within. Love your poem. Love all of them.
RebeccaWeston replied
Thanks Iris. I have read your wonderful poem. We know the same demon by his first name, it appears {hug} XX
Becca
happyfeet5
By reading a lot of our RB friends’s work, I think a lot of us have a worm or a storm within. And I think we all know the demon by his first name. Sometimes I think that that is what makes us writers or artists. and yes, huggggs. Rebecca Iris
RebeccaWeston replied
Hugs and love to you – Thank you for your wonderful compliment on “Like the Windvanes I Wait for The Signs of the Winds” – I appreciate your words of encouragement so very much, Iris. XX
Becca
Anastasia Zabr...
I can relate to the poem….great.
RebeccaWeston replied
Again I thank you so very, very much – you are a star to read so many of my poems !! XX
Becca
bluewhite
I get it.
RebeccaWeston replied
...again, I wish that you were not able to .. XX
Becca
JRGarland
I have learned to live at peace with my demons, yet they torture whenever they can. Well written piece.
RebeccaWeston replied
I am so sorry that your demons still torture – here’s a {{{hug}}} cos I’m not there to help out XX
Becca
skinnyman
The mind fights against us sometimes…and for us at others…“This brain serves no purpose
in turmoil and confusion” your excellent piece hits home for me and many others i’m sure.:)
RebeccaWeston replied
..yes…..there do seem to be many who can relate to this. Thanks Peter X
Becca