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
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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
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
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’.
Poem: Time
Time Lost days, melded into decades. Concentration, focus slid away. Memories erode and it all fades, Locked in infinite pain, time’s prey.
Poem: I tried
So I had a horrible migraine stretch and I tried everything I could to temper the migraine. Nada. Nothing worked. I tried it again. And
Can you see?
This poem Can you see? was written in a time when I had an indifferent doctor and an employer who say me as, essentially, a
Poem: Madness
A poem I wrote after my first suicide attempt. Keep in mind I refer to madness as the fact we are expected to endure and
Poem: 365
365 365 days one year 365 days to persevere 365 unshed tears Pain corrodes and interferes 365 migraine days 365 days pain crazed 365 in
Poem: Functional
Functional Functional Put on a mask. Smile. Blend in. But different under the skin. Writhing, seething, beast of pain within. Adjust the mask. Smile. Functional.
Poem: I dreamed
I have not written a poem in quite some time. I blame it on the depression to be honest. High pain and depression sort
Poem: Ride the Night
In seeps the night In creeps the darkness Where I triumph in day, It cannot stay, not today In seeps the night In creeps the
Poem: Window to the Soul
My most recent chronic illness inspired poem. Window to the Soul  Beneath this wall A pit of suffering Hidden from all, Blinding and writhing
Poem: A Whisper Away
A Whisper Away Just a whisper away Pain’s hidden tears Smiles with edges that fray Silence weighs the fears Pain’s hidden tears rules all the
