"This is Me"

I have a disease
The doctors tell me it’s chronic
Called Multiple Sclerosis…
 
It was a secret
I was not to speak a word about
Just hide it away…
 
So…I did that
For a very long time
Kept it to myself…
 
So now it’s gone
Locked deep inside me
But it is here…
 
Consuming my body
A little at a time
Only I know…
 
I look fine
It’s difficult to see
But I feel it…
 
An every day struggle
To keep myself from defeat
I must be strong…
 
I pray now
To God I beg His mercy
To keep me sane…
 
With His Help
I am learning to accept this disease
It is part of me now…
 
Finally after so long, I’m okay
I know that I am still whole
This is me…



Copyright © 2008 Carolyn A. Legg
Painting: Myelin Damage, page 1, Poem page 2