Pain is not alone
It has many dark friends
Who seek to completely
Overwhelm and envelope.
Our everyday battle
Our usual “symptoms”
Who accompany us
Occasionally changing intensity.
New symptoms do check in
Take residence to cause change
Often with a few die-hard “friends”
Who never leave our side.
The dreaded “Flare”
Can appear out of nowhere;
It can also be anticipated
When we go out or take a trip.
In any case
The wind is taken from our sails
Our minor victories
Seem to be in the far distant past.
We can fall victim
To depression and frustration
To hopelessness and despair
Or chose to view the rainbow.
The slightest distraction
Can assist in our mental fight
As we nurse our battered body
Through the horrific pain.
Do not be afraid
To lift up our eyes
To beg for a brief respite
To allow ourselves to rest.
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