Mysterious Ache Poem by Nosheen Irfan

Mysterious Ache

Rating: 5.0


What is this ache?
Feeding on you
Emptying you
It's not headache
It's not heartache
It's not felt in body
But it's there
Like a microscopic pest
Gnawing away at your
Will to live.

Monday, May 16, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: depression,loneliness
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kumarmani Mahakul 16 May 2016

Ache is symptom of depression and is really mysterious. This poem is wonderful and entirely thought provoking.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 08 September 2021

I absolutely agree with the comment of below esteemed poetess! The philosophical undertone is noteworthy!

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Susan Williams 02 June 2016

A very intriguing write. I will be going through the day wondering what this ache is... could it be that since we are all going to die eventually, that this ache is the body's timepiece reminding us that life is achingly temporary? Ah, but you have me thinking sad thoughts, my dear. Well done, poetry should unsettle in one way or another

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Nosheen Irfan 03 June 2016

Thank you Susan for your very worth-reading comments.

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M Asim Nehal 18 May 2016

And we all go through this phase in our lives, they come and go leaving indelible marks behind. Nice one.10

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Edmund Strolis 16 May 2016

The gnawing feeling, a hole to be filled, the poetic mind and spirit is one that lives with one foot in the practical landscape and the other in a mystical realm. Fulfillment, understanding and bliss have shades of color and wonder unseen by the average person. Your window to the world is clearer than most, you can be filled to overflowing with all that you see and feel. All of the countless books of psychology and philosophy are small things compared to being with your equal.

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Nosheen Irfan 16 May 2016

Thanku so much for such generous comments edmund. Its too big a compliment. Im overwhelmed.

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Barry Middleton 16 May 2016

The cure for at least one type of depression is companionship. But all types of depression are still a mystery. Well written.

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Nosheen Irfan

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Lahore, Pakistan
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