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Tag Archives: chronic illness

March

Your body and mind go through a transitional phase in March.

Posted byJennifer PatinoMarch 2, 2021March 2, 2021Posted inpoetry, ProseTags:archive, chronic illness, chronic pain, march, poem, poetry, poetry community, Prose, prose poem, prose poetry, Reverse SAD, Seasonal affective disorder, spring, writing, writing community6 Comments on March

The Jam Files #2 — The Longest Winter Ever

This winter has been a deep freeze.

Posted byJennifer PatinoFebruary 21, 2021Posted inProseTags:amwriting, chronic illness, chronic pain, february, health, life, love, Prose, the jam files, winter, writing, writing community

I Really Can’t Function Without Him: Life Update + Poem

My poor husband is in the hospital…

Posted byJennifer PatinoJanuary 30, 2021Posted inpersonal, poetryTags:blog, chronic illness, chronic pain, health, january, las vegas, life, marriage, mental health, personal, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, snow, update, writer, writers, writing, writing community24 Comments on I Really Can’t Function Without Him: Life Update + Poem

#OctPoWriMo Day 7

an ocular view
of what pain has taught me

Posted byJennifer PatinoOctober 7, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:amwriting, chronic illness, chronic pain, growing, october, october poetry writing month, octpowrimo, pain, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poetry writing month, poets, prompt, writers, writing, writing community7 Comments on #OctPoWriMo Day 7

#OctPoWriMo Day 2

between the barbs
of a genetic prison
a nervous system twists

Posted byJennifer PatinoOctober 2, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:chronic illness, chronic pain, october, octpowrimo, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, vulnerability, writing, writing community9 Comments on #OctPoWriMo Day 2

Time Between Waves

There is time between waves of excruciating pain where I’m relaxed, even peaceful, because the waves have just turned into trickles and it’s more manageable.

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 26, 2020Posted inpersonalTags:anxiety, blog, break, chronic illness, chronic pain, pandemic, personal, update

An Update from the Sickbed + Poems

The end of summer is making sure I feel it.

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 21, 2020September 21, 2020Posted inpersonal, poetry, ProseTags:an angel at my table, blog, chronic illness, chronic pain, film, janet frame, little women, personal, poems, poetry, poetry community, poets, writers, writing, writing community4 Comments on An Update from the Sickbed + Poems

Stinging

desert sun assaults us
in undulating flares

Posted byJennifer PatinoJuly 24, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:chronic illness, chronic pain, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, summer, writers, writing, writing community

Grrr-ipped: A Poem

Understanding
isn’t something
I can grovel for

Posted byJennifer PatinoJune 12, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:chronic illness, chronic pain, confessional poetry, poem, poetry, poetry community, poets, writing, writing community

Motor

Now my mouth doesn’t know what
my shadow is saying.

Posted byJennifer PatinoMay 27, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:chronic illness, chronic pain, poem, poetry, poetry community, poets, spoonies, writers, writing, writing community1 Comment on Motor

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