Days Like These

Napowrimo 2022, Day 30. Off topic. Days Like These Some days are sleepy days,Tired out and done days.Don’t want to do anything days,Stay in and rest days.Time to recharge and recover days,Be busy other days.Time for me days,Today’s a nothing day. By Katie Haigh©️K.Haigh

Time

Napowrimo 2022, Day 29. Off topic. Time

Going Up

Napowrimo 2022, Day 28. Today’s prompt asks us to write a concrete poem. By Katie Haigh©️K.Haigh                                    I left that behind                                Back because                            Never looking                         Keep going up                      I just have to                   I can make it                A time. I know             One step at          Up the stairs      As I struggle   BreathlessFeeling Going Up

Online Presence

Napowrimo 2022, Day 27 Online Presence Don’t apologise for what you post,Your online presence is yours to own.If people don’t like what you share,They don’t need to be there. They can simply click unfollow,Or scroll right passed,No need to holler. So if you want to post pics of family and friends,Or lessen a struggle,By sharing…

Lost in the Stars

Napowrimo 2022, Day 26. Lost in the Stars Gazing up at the velvet blackStars shimmer scattered acrossTransfixed by a dazzling moonLosing myself in its vastness By Katie Haigh©️K.Haigh

Chronic Chronicle

Napowrimo 2022, Day 25. Gone with my own flow again. Trigger Warning. Disabilities, mental illness. Chronic Chronicle Being in pain,Means walking aroundwith the unique aroma of ibuprofen gel. Using a walking stick or wheelchair,When out and about. Gloves, slippers and comfy footwear,For wearing in and out of the house. Having every type of heating item,From…

Damaged

Napowrimo 2022, Day 24. Today’s prompt asked us to use similies.Trigger Warning. Sexual assault, crimes. Mental illness. Damaged They say she’s as cold as ice,As frigid as a plank of wood.Shes as fun as the flu,Shes not like she used to be. They don’t know why,Don’t understand or try to.And those who know,Say she’s damaged…

Blossoms

Napowrimo 2022, Day 23. A little haiku today. Blossoms Blossom scattered pathPink petals peppered on greyBeautiful nature By Katie Haigh©️K.Haigh

Living Chronically

Napowrimo 2022, Day 22.  The prompt today is to write that piece that use repartition. Trigger Warning. Pain and disability Living Chronically Living life on repeat,Pain that never goes away.Everyday, everyday, everyday. Fatigue, feeling drained and pained,It never changes.Go away, go away, go away. Restless sleep, never refreshed and replenished,Brain fogged.Feeling tired, feeling tired, feeling…

Masking Truth

Napowrimo 2022, Day 21. Again my own flow today. Trigger Warning. Mental illness Masking Truth The masks we wear are many.For friends, for family,For the outside world,We have different parts.For me I am,A daughter, a sister, a wife, a mumA friend, an Aunty, a poet, a Sawu member, a brownie leader,And much more. For each…