Poem "The Nature of My Hidden Epidemic" by Diana Moreno

 

"The Nature of My Hidden Epidemic" by Diana Moreno

The contemplation in my inner eye

Reminds me of my cellular bloodline.

The fire running through each vain,

Boiling each fiber causing,

My heart to sweat.

Encompassing the insanity of the past,

The body keeps the score.

The brain, mind and spirit

Combines the boundless curiosity of

What a masterpiece I am.

The comfort of infinite passionate capacities

Compels me to humbly look at how far I've come.

The lack of imprecision

No longer takes hold of my

Wavered emotions.

Instead the hidden pandemic

Becomes the comfort of a soft Pendleton blanket,

Of breaking the cycle, the silence,

The miracle of self-discovery.