It never occurred to me
That one day
I’d wake up sick
And never get better
It never occurred to me
That I was born sick
And would never get better
It never occurred to me
That when I woke up
For my first day
Of middle school
That I was walking into
A place I would almost die in
It never occurred to me
That doctors know
Very little
Compared to what
We need them to know
I never dreamed
That nightmares would come true
And my dreams would drown
In pools of doctors notes
As I listen to insurance
Try to deny a prescription
That I needed to live
They said that dreams would
Always come true
But never occurred
That nightmares were dream too
It never occurred to me
That I’d wake up sick
And never get better
That I’d be scared
To go anywhere
And angry at everyone
For the answers they can’t give
2d ago
Jun 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM UTC
It never occurred to me
That one day
I’d wake up sick
And never get better
It never occurred to me
That I was born sick
And would never get better
It never occurred to me
That when I woke up
For my first day
Of middle school
That I was walking into
A place I would almost die in
It never occurred to me
That doctors know
Very little
Compared to what
We need them to know
I never dreamed
That nightmares would come true
And my dreams would drown
In pools of doctors notes
As I listen to insurance
Try to deny a prescription
That I needed to live
They said that dreams would
Always come true
But never occurred
That nightmares were dream too
It never occurred to me
That I’d wake up sick
And never get better
That I’d be scared
To go anywhere
And angry at everyone
For the answers they can’t give