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The Darkness Of Pain & The Light Of Relief ~ Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet We have all experienced itThe Darkness of PainPain so intenseThat all we can doIs sit in the darkWaiting for the painTo slowly ebbAs the pain medicationStarts to workThe darkness slowly lessensAs the night becomes the morningAnd with the changeFrom darkness...

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A Path To Better ~ Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet I'm on a path to betterA well worn pathCreated by the footprintsOf thousands of othersOthers like meSeeking reliefFrom chronic painWe are seeking a wayA way to feel betterTo look betterTo act betterWe will never give upFeeling better is out thereWaiting for usAnd we will find...

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Aging Gracefully ~ Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet Is it even possible to age gracefully?When you are in constant chronic pain?You just want pain relief,not a how to video on aging gracefully.Not everyday is a bad day,but most are.That's the difficult part for people to understand.We can't control our pain,our pain controls us.We each make...

Poetic Healing ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

Poetry is medicine for the soul Healing for wounded hearts Vitamins for a hopeful mind Like music, poetry lifts our spirits Brings us peace Quiets our anxiety Takes us on a ride through time Creates images in our minds Images we see based on Our interpretation of the poet's words We realize that our pain...

What He Feels – A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

In the middle of the night He once again awakes But this time is different No pain... No demons No darkness He sits quietly Wondering if this is real Or just a wonderful dream He doesn't really care Because he loves what he feels ~The Tennessee Poet~ ©Walt Page 2018 All Rights Reserved

Waiting Around To Die

Sometimes I wonder Where this road of life is leading Where it's taking me and why So I'll just keep on writing poetry I refuse to just wait around to die I keep searching for an answer As the days go passing by I feel like I'm a prisoner Of the pills to get me...

One Good Day

One good day Is all I ask A pain free day To write my poetry To ride my horses Run with my dogs A walk through the woods With my wife Would sure do me good A chance to play drums With a classic rock band A best selling book Of my poems of romance...

Demons

I have demons inside But I have nowhere to hide They wait in hiding For my pain to be subsiding Then they all explode And their claws unfold Bringing me more pain Here they come again There is no escape With their fangs they'll take Any relief I have And let me know they're real...

A Restless Night

Monday morning, 1:25 A.M. Awake with leg cramps Tropical dreams interrupted By silent screams Bolted upright Walking it off Memories of sleep Clouding my brain Muscle so tight Hard to write Leg cramp pills Taking their time This is my life But at least I'm alive My brain still functions And I still have my...