Since Chronic Migraine Awareness Month is here (June), I decided to write a little "poem" . It doesn't really rhyme, but it does express my thoughts and feelings about dealing with this disease. This is a fun blog, no information to impart (sorry for the lateness) just a few little poems about migraines.
Choices that aren't ours
Hating our days
Reason is out the window
Only the truest loves stay.
Never think
It's easy living with
Chronic pain.
Migraines pull us to pieces
Impairment of our lives
Gives us endless days of
Relentless pain and advice
All we really want
Is the return of inner peace.
No one feels at ease
Every day, no relief, help us
Someone, please.
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Below are some poems I wrote about my migraines. Sounds focuses on the noises that trigger my migraines, and Triggers deals with all the others.
Sounds
I wish there was a way
To wrap up my head
To make it soundproof
Before I get out of bed
It would really help
With the noises I hear
Like tinnitus
That won’t disappear
Or the buzz
Of electricity
These effect
My life miserably
Sirens and jackhammers
Are daily struggles
Every noise
Tightens my muscles
Causing a migraine
To bloom daily
Turning good days
Into something shady
I can’t remember
What pain free felt like
It’s from a different life
Hazy, dreamlike
It’s been so long
Since I’ve been free
From the pain
That’s hounding me
Triggers
Red wine, bacon
And most processed meats
Contain sulfites
That I can’t eat
MSG, any storm
Noises too loud to ignore
All the above
Trigger migraines I pay for
Onions, indoor lighting
And computer work
Are three more
That cause this quirk
I can’t get away
From this curse of mine
So I have to pretend
Everything is fine
Keep pushing through
To get things done
I know I can’t be
The only one
Who pushes through pain
When they have a task
Then again
I’ve never asked
I only know
If I take a break
It doesn’t help
I get the shakes
Then I can’t
Get started again
It’s hard to suppress
The throbbing pain
Of muscles that worked
Too hard for you
It takes a few days
For me to renew
My spirit and soul
And get back on track
Though I need a few weeks
To fully bounce back
I’m getting older
What can I say
Tons of new aches
Have come out to play
I know this is part
Of mortal aging
I want to enjoy
My time remaining
Even when I’ve been
Benched for weeks
And the migraines
Are at their peaks
I won’t give up
I won’t give in
I won’t let
The agony win
I’m working out
And getting stronger
I’m sticking around
For much longer
I won’t let go
Of my only hope
That one day
I could possibly cope
With the pain
That brings me down
Every time
I turn around
I know that I
Will have a day
When all this pain
Just goes away
I am beginning to feel a bit overwhelmed by trying to come up with and get a blog posted on time weekly. I am going to be taking another short break from blogging. I will be back in August.
July 15 is the final day for the cover contest entries. In August I will be posting the entries I’ve received. I’ll see you then. Keep your eyes to the skies, and check out my poetry on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Reddit.