How do I know
the pill won’t seem
bitter to your tongue
through your teeth?
How do I wear
a once white coat
stained with tears
of memories?
How do I compel
my pen to write
scripts to fight
a dimming light?
How do I know
which waters will flow
to unearth the strength
within me?
How do I persuade
a heart to let go
when it’s my hand
that sets you free?
How do I ensure
my smile won’t be
one of the last
that you’ll see?
How do I force
my ears to hear
a song I fear
of dusk so near?
How do I know
which waters will come
to enshroud the doubts
within me?
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Categories: All Poetry, Medical Poetry, Medicine, Poetry by Phoebe, Spoken Word Videos
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I had no idea you had this category where you read your own poetry! This is fantastic because I can hear it from your own voice <3
Aww you are kind, thank you. 🙂
How do you know,
You have it all
Your hearts your safe
It is only you who holds the key
It could be your salvation
Its only you who knows
When to unlock it
When to reveal
Your open heart
To let him know
You know too
Then you have to lock it
to be countinued
☺️
Lovely poem, and nice touch with the clip. Works well.
Thank you, Mark. 🙂
It simply magnifies, well, as you are.
🙂 🙂
beautiful poetry i love these all .keep it up.
Thank you 🙂
Beautiful Poem and very lovely video. 🙂
Thanks so much 🙂
gorgeous and thought provoking, your reading lent strength to the piece for me because I could hear the cadence from the writer’s perspective, and watch your expressions.
Thank you 🙂
Lovely poem.
Thank you 🙂
Lovely poetry. Well done.
Thank you 🙂
Reblogged this on Just Ruminating and commented:
This is a super fine poetry reading by the lovely and talented Phoebe Chi (aka: puppydoc)
Reblogged this on Brave and Reckless and commented:
I am a big fan of Phoebe aka Puppy Doc and was completely blown away by both her written and spoken word versions of her piece “A Search Within”
Beautiful words and so beautiful told 🙂 Extra Pawkisses 🙂 <3
Aww thank you! Hugs!! 💙 💙
Gorgeous!
Thank you 💙 💙
Wow, beautiful
💙 💙 💙
Wow phoeve a this is fabulous! You’re a natural lemme tell you
Hugs and cuddles to you, rob. 🙂
Ill take them both
Beautifully done Phoebe! Love the medical metaphors and your YouTube video knocked my socks off! I could see and feel the emotion. I am LOVING all the spoken word poetry popping up around WordPress. Rob & Phoebe: is there a virtual Poetry Slam in our future?
Thank you, you are so sweet! Hugs! 💙
My pleasure.
Hello, I did read the poem, what I did’ t see was you on the video. Was nice, you have a sweet voice.
Thank you, Charly. 🙂
You are very welcome, by the way is this cool to have my own laptop computer, I still have to get use to her with buttons and other things , but is cool, is MINE
Yay…I’m glad you have your new laptop too. 🙂
my laptop…..can you get on my lap or on top….sorry, couldn’t resist saying it, love ya. And yes, it is pretty cool this laptop, although I still don’t know how to put question marks and other punctuations, I need a step by step study book for this, I am a Neanderthal
haha. Charly…funny as always. hugs 🙂
hugs back
Doc, you just have to take off that white coat and walk through all those moments, both bitter and sweet. Let the bitter go, but hold onto the sweet…, as it seems you do for and about others. You need to do it for you too. Hugs ! 🙂
You are so right, PapaBear! 🙂 🙂
Wonderfully beautiful. A deep river of compassion.
Thank you kindly. 🙂
Beautiful , loved this
Thank you 🙂