Burden Unburdened

Posted on by Philip Craddock

They made you feel like a burden,
borne by those stronger than thee.
They would push, pull & carry,
help but complain constantly!

Some days they would milk it more,
martyrs pushing your wheelchair.
“Look strangers, aren’t I lovely
for pushing her here to there?”

They made you feel like a burden,
baggage best left home on shelf.
Grumbling and anguished at all
that you couldn’t do yourself.

Sometimes sibling sulked,
saddened that you got attention.
“It’s not fair! She’s so ill,
I never even get a mention!”

She made me feel like a burden,
because it was always my fault.
She saw my wounds – insecurities –
and rubbed in such stinging salt.

Nothing was ever good enough,
no matter what I would do.
If she could she’d blame for Kennedy
and possibly World War Two.

She made me feel like a burden,
because her glass was never full.
I tried to show her colours
but her whole world was always dull.

Then we found each other,
like some wonderful wild dream!
Instead of being burdens,
became apparent we were a team!

I support you physically,
these legs were made to run.
You support me emotionally,
make me feel the lucky one.

They made us feel like a burden
but it simply isn’t true.
I’ve felt myself unburdened
since the day I fell for you.

14 thoughts on “Burden Unburdened”

  1. Reblogged this on Playing with words and commented:
    A very beautiful poem by my friend Philip. His blog is a must visit for the amazing posts and poems. He has got a unique spark n his written works. Check out this wonderful piece of write-up by him.
    Keep writing Philip 🙂

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  3. burdened by
    this world of hate;
    we long
    we wander;
    looking for
    someone:
    to share this,
    burden with;
    to help them
    with theirs;
    and somehow
    in this equation
    of love,
    we both
    feel light.

    This is amazing……..sweet, profound and beautiful……absolutely loved it!!! 🙂 🙂

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    1. That’s very kind of you to say so. 🙂 Hopefully my fiancee will agree with you when she reads it. She’s been rather ill lately, so has fallen behind with my writing.

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    1. Thank you for your feedback. Glad it spoke to you. Wouldn’t say it’s exclusively about the older generation though. My fiancée Phoebe has had M.E & other conditions since she was a child.

      I was also trapped in an abusive relationship for years & made to feel like a burden.

      Definitely a believer that it’s never too late to find love though and can see how a number of the lines would work for elderly people who were made to feel like burdens.

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