I wake up for the third day in a row with
my body screaming in pain
The insides of my elbows and knees
feel stretched to the point of snapping
My eyes are as heavy as lead balls
They are open but
blind to joy
Every muscle in my body
aching flu-like
Fibromyalgia?
Medication does no good
Repressed emotions?
I have explored inner demons until
I am blue in the face
There is no relief until
sleep comes again
I have never discovered the source
I just know that it hurts like hell
and
I live in fear
because
it may happen again
when I wake up
tomorrow..
Jeffrey Philip Clegg
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/body-shock-the-joy-of-on-again-off-again-chronic/
