I will feel the needles prick,
I have no choice in it,
My system is at a low,
Because of chemicals
On which I must depend,
Monoclonal antibody junkie,
My immune response on overdrive,
Put in check to survive,
This Covid-19 issue
I suppose is stress enough on any body,
Worries regardless of the beast,
My depleted white blood count,
Will attempt to protect,
But if it should be enough,
I cannot know,
I do not want to know,
But God forbid
I should decline
Any hope,
In any solution,
Obscene to deny those who’ve thus died in vain,
This I expose my vein,
Staring straight,
For feel the pierce of needle,
Side effects I know the drill,
Brave the worst,
Survive it,
Will,
No placebo
For this one,
Patience,
One patient
For the vaccine.
Tag: Multiple sclerosis
Nails
My nails are long,
And strong,
Not brittle,
It is a sign of my health,
Of my body’s apt recovery,
From life
Someone’s Hero
I do not see it,
Day to day,
The me that takes your breath
Away,
I need reminded now
And then,
That I am much greater
Than I imagine,
How far I have come,
How much I have done,
I must stop and really try
To recall,
But from the outside
From someone else’s view,
To appreciate
That I may be
Someone’s hero,
Just by being me,
Despite the odds,
By living,
By persevering
Remission
Glass
Written 2006
Tears have dried
Coarse salt remains
Jagged crystals
That burn
Blur and tear
At my eyes
So young
But this soul
Is so old
Filled my quota
Now I balance checks
On rain
My stare is not empty
But behind
layers of glass
— scorched salt
of my tears
The Girl I Once Was
July 13, 2017
I saw her today,
The girl I once was
She did not recognize me
How could she?
She looked forlorn
And her poetic verse
of melancholy
She,
at odds
with her mind
Society
And body
I listened
To her song,
And smiled
I told her
It would get better
But there would also be pain
“You will find happiness
In sources
Your young soul
Can not yet fathom”
I told her
Not to overlook good
Where it is
And to savor
The pain,
From it “you will grow
And nurture empathy,
“From this all
You will become
Me”
She of Letters 