Before I got sick
I’d never have to wonder
Do they mean MS as in Microsoft
Or MS as in Multiple Sclerosis
As I read on my computer screen
MS is evil
Before I got sick
I couldn't imagine
Having so many x-rays done
That I'd find myself joking
I'll surely be glowing soon
Before I got sick
I’d never have to explain that
When I say I feel tingly
It doesn’t mean that I have a warm and tingly
Happy feeling deep inside my gut
Before I got sick
I had no idea that before I hit 30
I’d already be walking like
My sweet sweet grandma used to
Just years before she died
Before I got sick
I’d never imagine
Sticking a needle into my flesh
Every day of the week
No, not a needle full of junk
To make me get high
But instead a needle full of meds that cost more than our rent
To try to prevent more damage to my poor scarred brain
Before I got sick
I’d never heard the word Sarcoidosis
Nor did I know I’d see so many doctors in my lifetime
Let alone in 3 years
Since I got sick
I'm still the same me
That you always knew
A little slower
Bigger
Weaker
Stronger
But still
Just me with a new title or two
The girl with MS
The girl with Sarcoid
She’s still just me.
September 22, 2004
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