Tag: disease

I Am Not a Fucking Unicorn – A Poem

I am not a fucking unicorn. How I wish I were one; My horn would be an everlasting source of magic most pure. I would be able to cure myself, not that I would have gotten sick in the first place. It just simply… Continue Reading “I Am Not a Fucking Unicorn – A Poem”

The Wisdom of Trees – A Poem

I was diagnosed with relapse and remitting multiple sclerosis twelve years ago today. I’ve been trying to think of what this means to me. Living with a chronic illness on top of a physical disability has not been an easy road, but it’s one… Continue Reading “The Wisdom of Trees – A Poem”

Brain Storm Solar Flare – A Poem

Rain fills up my skin until I can’t breathe. There is an anchor sitting in my chest. I can feel its weight as it moves side to side, trying to find purchase                                          in the waves but finding none. I look to find direction, but… Continue Reading “Brain Storm Solar Flare – A Poem”

Mercurial Shadows – A Poem

* To my Beautiful Husband. When I think back on nine years of living with the unseen foe that lives within, I find myself going back through the memories that I   have inside of myself. I flick through them as if they are… Continue Reading “Mercurial Shadows – A Poem”

i know, but… – a poem

i feel this endless need to say that I’m sorry. i know it’s not my fault, that the storm that rages within my skin is not of my doing, but i want to make everything better, want to somehow take away the pain that… Continue Reading “i know, but… – a poem”