It is not a cold, it is not in our head
It is not always easy to get out of bed
It brings about pain, depression, and brain fog
It is like having drains that all need unclogged
Sleep doesn't stop it or help it get better
Sometimes the symptoms feel like they will last forever
Tell others your fine, it is just another day
People don't really want to hear about it anyway
The doctors, employers, even some family and friends
Simply believe it is all in your head
Hiking, walking, a night out with friends,
All things you love seem to come to an end
You don't have the energy, the will or the drive
Usually you decide to be left behind
If life would be normal for just one day
The things you could accomplish without it in your way
Never know how it will be one day to the next
Most days you feel like your life is a train wreck
Keep fighting and searching for the way to be free
Free of a disease that no one can see
Don't look sick, but feel it the same
Fibromyalgia, what an awful name
Don't judge too harshly those whose pain you can't see
They have to live with it indefinitely
It is not a cold, it is not in my head
It is not always easy to get out of bed
About the Creator
Virginia Scarbrough
I love poetry and putting my feelings into words - words that can help others, words to give thought, encouragement and hope. Sharing pain, joy and raw emotions... that is the beauty of true poetry to me
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