Poetry by Bill

THANK YOU STOMA

by Bill

Sep 30, 2014 - Oct 28, 2014

THANK YOU STOMA.

There’s lots to thank my stoma for

if I ignore things I abhor.

Believe me, it improved my life

relieving me from former strife.

It diminished consternation

right alongside constipation.

It cut out all my rotten gut

and...

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ANGER AND STOMA

by Bill

Apr 03, 2016 - Apr 08, 2016

ANGER AND STOMA.

When I first had an ostomy
an anger burst came over me.
there’s nothing I could do anew
as something in that anger grew.

Like the spores of any fungus
anger’s always there among us.
When once it shows and starts to grow
it has an exp...

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FEAR FOR OSTOMATES

by Bill

Sep 03, 2016 - Dec 29, 2016

FEAR FOR OSTOMATES.

When once the seeds of fear are sown.
then they are fed by the unknown.
Undoubtedly our fears will grow
from out of things we do not know.

It’s likely we’ll anticipate
unpleasant outcomes as our fate.
For even when things do go r...

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SING A SONG OF SADNESS

by Bill

Jan 22, 2020 - Jan 28, 2020

SING A SONG OF SADNESS.&

I sing a song of sadness
My heart is full of sighs
My head is full of questions
And these are mostly whys.

Why, oh why, oh why am I
So choked with melancholy
There must be many reasons why
I never quite feel jolly.

I sing my ...

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A NEW BOOK & PROLOGUE

by Bill

Nov 05, 2020 - Nov 28, 2020

I FEEL THERE ARE SOME GREAT ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGES TO CONTRIBUTING TO A SITE LIKE MAO, which may not be immediately apparent in the daily correspondence relating directly to stoma issues.

As a writer and a rhymist the good people on here have prom...

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Today I lost a stoma-plug!

by Bill

Apr 07, 2021 - Apr 17, 2021

TODAY I LOST A STOMA PLUG.

For many years I’ve felt quite smug,
to wear a simple stoma plug,
and skip the inconvenience
of the stoma-bag experience.

Perhaps, for some, I should explain,
that I found bags could be a pain,
with all that emptying and st...

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Me and my ostomy

by Bill

May 03, 2013 - Jun 12, 2013

ME AND MY OSTOMY.

‘Twas not an answered prayer for me

to ‘have’ to have an ‘Ostomy’.

It’s no more easy to adjust

just because something’s a ‘must’.

I could whine and feel quite sad

but now it’s done it’s not so bad.

...

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A RANT

by Bill

Dec 31, 2013 - Jan 15, 2014

A RANT.

I’ll share what rant’s are all about

they’re there to let the venom out.

Keep poisons in and they will grow

give voice to them and they will go.

If I can have a rant I find

it clears the rancour from my mind.

It’s re...

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FROM HERE TO AN OSTOMY

by Bill

Jul 05, 2014 - Jul 20, 2014

FROM HERE TO AN OSTOMY

When once upon a normal life
then I could run and fun was rife.
I took for granted all the things
I thought a normal life just brings.

Awakened at the break of day
I\'d face the world of work and play
there was no case to ask m...

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IRRIGATION

by Bill

Feb 01, 2017 - Feb 16, 2017

IRRIGATION.

Some may start a fascination
at the art of irrigation
as they feel the fag and fuss
that having bags can bring to us.

Bags seem to sag with all the weight
and drags on bags can irritate.
Then all that getting to the loo
when you have bette...

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COPING WITH ILLNESS 2

by Bill

Feb 21, 2012 - Feb 29, 2012

COPING WITH ILLNESS 2.

Sometimes one can’t appreciate.

An illness in its chronic state.

Because it’s with us day by day.

And never ever goes away.

At times it’s constant and unceasing.

Sometimes I think it is increasing.

Chr...

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BLOCKAGES

by Bill

Apr 29, 2012 - May 15, 2012

BLOCKAGES.

Since I’ve had an ostomy.

Many things occur to me.

I take each problem as they come.

Then try my best to solve each one.

A blockage is the kind of thing.

That my ostomy might bring.

It’s hard to know what causes i...

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STOMA PLUGS

by Bill

May 22, 2014 - Jan 26, 2016

STOMA PLUGS.

I think stoma plugs are great
but that’s because I irrigate.
They are a very useful tool
so I will use them as a rule.

Most of the time the stoma plug
will slide right in and fit quite snug.
then when it does it works quite well
to stem t...

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MY BAGS

by Bill

Sep 21, 2011 - Sep 22, 2011

MY BAGS.

My bags are sound and they are tough.

They hold the grime and slime.

Although I sometimes treat them rough

They stand the test of time

I used to have no bags at all.

‘Gawd’ - what an awful mess.

‘F...

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The hernia belt

by Bill

Nov 22, 2012 - Nov 26, 2012

THE HERNIA BELT.

The hernia that I acquired

is not the sort to be admired.

It is not gained by lifting weights

but is well known to ostomates.

For after laparoptomy

it sits behind my ostomy.

This makes it harder to cont...

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