Tag: Multiple Sclerosis

The Weather – A Poem

When she asked me how I was feeling, there was concern in her voice. I began to tell her, listing the places my body has taken me, the hills and valleys that I have had to climb, mountains that I have had to scale… Continue Reading “The Weather – A Poem”

The Man with the Flappy Hand – A Poem

If I close my eyes, I can see a forest made of glass. When I walk by the fragile trees, the glass acts like a mirror showing me pieces of myself preserved in time and kept like a library of memories and moments. I… Continue Reading “The Man with the Flappy Hand – A Poem”

What the Shadows Hold – A Poem

I am constantlyon a journey to find myself,carrying two others withinwho have me in their grip.I have had to relearn simple tasks like:doing the dishes, making coffee, typing, walking, speaking, trying to stand up in a shower so that I can bathe myself, being… Continue Reading “What the Shadows Hold – A Poem”

Knight, Princess, Wizard and Sage – A Poem

I choose to forge ahead, to push through the fog and fatigue and the forbidden forest that my body has become. I am the Knight, standing at the wall of brambles and thorns with his sword sharp enough to cut through but unsure how… Continue Reading “Knight, Princess, Wizard and Sage – 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”