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    Lung Lost
    Lung Lost
    Lung Lost
    Ebook201 pages56 minutes

    Lung Lost

    By J.M. Marie

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    These poems tell a story.

    A story of heartbreak and hope.

    Of anger and passion.

    Of mental health.

    Of finding my voice and rising like a Phoenix.

    This isn't the story of my divorce.

    It's the story of my rebirth.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ.M. Marie
    Release dateApr 10, 2024
    ISBN9798224396672
    Lung Lost
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    J.M. Marie

    J.M. Marie has lived in New England all her life. She is a mother of 2 humans and 1 ragdoll cat. Marie enjoys art, music and nature. She has had a love of reading since childhood and began writing early on, particularly poetry and fiction. J.M. has a fascination with the complexities of relationships and family dynamics. She loves to explore why people make the choices they make. She has a passion for helping others. This is her first published book and she hopes to continue to share her writing.

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      Book preview

      Lung Lost - J.M. Marie

      1 THE DEVIL YOU KNOW

      After so many years

      And the tears that you cry

      When you’re all alone

      Night after night

      †

      Now it’s the last straw

      You’re gonna leave him this time

      You’re out the door

      Disappear out of sight

      †

      Give all your trust

      Put your heart on the line

      Just to get crushed and

      Drown in a bottle of wine

      †

      Better stick to the devil you know

      Darlin’

      Than to watch it all go

      †

      Leavin’ your home

      Pack your stuff and say goodbye

      You fall and eat dirt

      Taste those tears that you cry

      †

      You choke down your fears

      Make the decision to try

      Just to turn back around

      And let that chance slip on by

      †

      You promised forever and

      After all, he’s sorry

      It’s not always like this

      Tell your friends not to worry

      †

      Your fear is a cage

      Casting doubt in your mind

      ‘Cos with freedom comes hope

      And you can’t take the grind

      †

      Yeah, the devil you know

      Darlin’

      Beats the love that you don’t

      2 I

      I took all my clothes off

      And I asked him how I looked

      Like a Goddess

      He said

      3 II

      I don’t just walk on eggshells; they’re razor-blades and I have to walk so lightly

      because they’ll scream like an alarm

      Blow like a landmine

      Explode like a nuke

      And it’ll take everything I have to hold onto the Earth

      †

      Sometimes I shake and rage when I’m backed into a corner and shoved against the wall

      Then, sometimes,

      Wail, like a sad, sorrowful siren into the night

      †

      You come home from work. Pick a fight.

      Wake up in the morning. Pick a fight.

      There’s an ache in me

      Intangible, but ever-present, and so very real

      So, let’s just get to the heart of it

      Ask the question;

      Why treat me like this?

      †

      Bound by humility

      Trapped underneath the stairs

      Silence used to cut through my heart like glass

      But now I soak in it, wishing I could absorb it for use later.

      4 THAT’S LOVING YOU

      Almost forgot what it felt like

      To be held like this

      Adored so completely

      Soaking in this bliss

      You came in as I was pushing the world out

      Pressed my body up against the door

      Couldn’t stop you from breaking it down

      Don’t know what I was even fighting it for

      †

      Cos you make me smile when I wanna cry

      You think I’m worth fighting for

      I don’t even know why

      Your touch calms my demons

      Your love sets me free

      Your kisses are fire

      And they consume all of me

      5 III

      Happiness doesn’t come easy for me

      And when it does, it’s often ripped away quickly

      So, I sip it slowly

      Hold it in my mouth

      Let it slide over my taste buds and try to burn it into my memories

      So, I won’t ever forget this feeling

      When the cold, dark, hopelessness creeps back in.

      6 RAIN MIXING WITH HOT TEARS

      What even is love? What is this feeling we all want

      That causes so much pain and joy? So much bliss and sorrow?

      Yet, nobody can define it.

      †

      I didn’t know a soul could hurt...but mine does.

      I didn’t know I even had a soul.

      I didn’t know.

      †

      I think this is the price I have to pay for what we had.

      It burned so brilliant and white hot

      And now this is the pain that follows. Lingering, tender, forever

      †

      I was so lucky to have you.

      People spend their lives searching and chasing what I feel for you

      Most will never find it

      I was so lucky to love and be loved by you

      7 BIRD  

      I will never again be controlled or manipulated.

      I won’t allow you to bury my suffering under your own

      To make it all about you

      I matter

      I am the heart, the guts and the backbone of this family

      I deserve to be happy

      I deserve to experience joy and pleasure.

      I deserve love and tenderness and intimacy and passion

      †

      You don’t get to take any more from me

      You’ve taken enough

      And I’ve given enough

      That’s over.

      Your era of double standards and hypocrisy is

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