Every moment of pain and suffering seems like a lifetime. And it seems like I have been this way for a lifetime. A lifetime ago I got sick and I never got better. A lifetime ago I had pain that never went away A lifetime ago I struggled to work when I couldn't A lifetime … Continue reading Chronic pain: A lifetime ago
World Poetry day: It took
This is an older poem I wrote and I now present it to you for World Poetry Day. I am no poet but I do from time to time feel in the groove to write poetry. And some are good and some not so good. But what counts is it sort of helps me work … Continue reading World Poetry day: It took
Poem: Life Story
So I have been thinking a lot about the things we do to cope, our acceptance, and the things we do long-term to deal with illness. The changes we go through and the realizations we have over time. There are so many things we cannot control. The pain. External forces we have to deal … Continue reading Poem: Life Story
Poem: Shattered
This poem is a migraine poem. I wrote it with a migraine about migraine onset. Shattered Blue, black, and red stars dance behind the mind Pain shatters within and breaks the world apart. What can I do but, crawl through infinity, to a new day to rue. Here comes Blue But Nothing Matters Shattered … Continue reading Poem: Shattered
Poem: Vertigo
This poem is presented to you by vertigo:
Name by any other name #MHAM #MHAMSMC
How does naming your attacks help you cope, or does it help? I don't really name my migraines. I call them 'brutal', 'intense' or 'killer'. Or curse words. Or just use the pain scale. It was a 8er or 9er. That sort of deal. To be honest, when I am in a lot of pain … Continue reading Name by any other name #MHAM #MHAMSMC
