Anaesthetic

by Kitty Cat Lady   Dec 19, 2017


When the pain becomes too much to bear
Break away to a distant place
Let your mind fragment and free itself
Of the torture it endures

Where did it take you?
Who are you now?
In that happy place
Free from chains that bind

Did you numb or excite?
Did it take you to the bottom of a bottle
Maybe an empty ice cream tub
Or a fully plunged syringe

Did you lose yourself in those pills
A long mellow smoke
Perhaps the thrill of a bet
Or the wanton release of the body

Did you find solace there?
A moment in life to pause
Or has it gone far beyond the escape
And now become a vice.

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  • 6 years ago

    by Michael

    Just brilliant Miss Kitty,
    I love the way this flows and the story it tells

    Much love
    Michael x :)

    • 6 years ago

      by Kitty Cat Lady

      Aw thanks so much Michael, lovely comments! :-) x
      =^.^=

  • 6 years ago

    by C Cattaway

    Lovely.
    Catherine x

  • 6 years ago

    by Walter

    You have a way with words Kitty

  • 6 years ago

    by Em

    Fan bloody tastic as always

  • 6 years ago

    by Milly Hayward

    A thought provoking and interesting piece. It's surprising how pain is handled differently by people. I think coping mechanisms are fine unless you have an addictive nature because the mechanism if it becomes an addiction can be more destructive in the long term. Best wishes Milly x

    • 6 years ago

      by Em

      Well put Milly unfortunately it can be so destructive for more than oneself

    • 6 years ago

      by Kitty Cat Lady

      Exactly Milly :-) thanks so much :-) x
      =^.^=

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