kcmo rose
At Sun, 29 Apr 2001, jackie burgess wrote:
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>Here is a poem that I wrote and I thought I would share it with you all.
>
>CAN YOU REALLY IMAGINE
>
>I sit and cry and wonder why
>Things turned out this way
>I feel so sad, and angry some times
>Wishing for a pain free day
>
>I don't want to climb a mountain
>I don't want to run a race
>I want to live my life 'normally'
>Be a parent not only in name
>But play with my children
>With a smile across my face
>
>I need to be free from this 'condition'
>But I know that will never be
>This illness has taken a hold of my life
>I'm like a rat in a trap
>That can't get free
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>Don't ever stand and judge me
>The pain is so intense and so real
>Don't stand in denial
>You can see my tears
>The strain is etched upon my face
>Can you really imagine the way I feel
>
>By Jackie Burgess England 28/4/01