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I seize in the day, I seize in the night Convulsions plague me throughout my life The stiffness comes, And then it goes But the worst is afterward, when I’ve discovered that my friends can turn into foes The mere sight of it has scared them off As a result they laugh, taunt and scoff I seize in the day, I seize in the night Medicines plague me throughout my life The neurologist says “Let’s try this one” Dilatin, Depakote, Tegretol, Topamax They try my last nerve, Until finally I say “Haven’t you tried enough on me, you quacks?!?” I seize in the day ,I seize in the night Must I wear a “dogtag” for all my life? This little tag, on my necklace, it labels me Can’t you see the medical symbol and on the other side in big bold letters “EPILEPSY” It’s a ****** on the self-esteem It’s a reminder that I belong to a different regime One of a nature gone to extremes, If that is what I let it be I seize in the day, I seize in the night I don’t give up, I say to my brain and my soul, “Fight, Fight, FIGHT!” I’m frustrated and don’t give up Although there are times when I want to, I don’t. I’ve been a fighter from the day I was born And in the heat of this battle of neurons and neurologists My determination and perseverance were forged. The more I seized, the more I fought Through the trauma of it all, lessons were learned and taught And the more I seized, the more I realized That Epilepsy was a lesson in Serenity.
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Dec 4, 2013
Dec 4, 2013 at 5:09 PM UTC
I Seize
I seize in the day, I seize in the night Convulsions plague me throughout my life The stiffness comes, And then it goes But the worst is afterward, when I’ve discovered that my friends can turn into foes The mere sight of it has scared them off As a result they laugh, taunt and scoff I seize in the day, I seize in the night Medicines plague me throughout my life The neurologist says “Let’s try this one” Dilatin, Depakote, Tegretol, Topamax They try my last nerve, Until finally I say “Haven’t you tried enough on me, you quacks?!?” I seize in the day ,I seize in the night Must I wear a “dogtag” for all my life? This little tag, on my necklace, it labels me Can’t you see the medical symbol and on the other side in big bold letters “EPILEPSY” It’s a ****** on the self-esteem It’s a reminder that I belong to a different regime One of a nature gone to extremes, If that is what I let it be I seize in the day, I seize in the night I don’t give up, I say to my brain and my soul, “Fight, Fight, FIGHT!” I’m frustrated and don’t give up Although there are times when I want to, I don’t. I’ve been a fighter from the day I was born And in the heat of this battle of neurons and neurologists My determination and perseverance were forged. The more I seized, the more I fought Through the trauma of it all, lessons were learned and taught And the more I seized, the more I realized That Epilepsy was a lesson in Serenity.
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Dec 4, 2013
Dec 4, 2013 at 5:09 PM UTC
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