Two Years Poem by Monica Engeler

Two Years



I am living with Gastroparesis for two years
Please somebody take on my lonely fears
There are so many times I want to cry for hope
More for understanding to try to cope.

My friends see my imaginary grin
Then tears overtake me in sin
They are watching me slowly fade
No I am like an iron blade.

The world around me says don't give up
My contacts preach, don't give up
Your friends, your family love you everyday
Everyone is there for you all the way.

My strengths are brave and lingering alone
Though I try to walk tall on my own
Yes two years have gone with no resort
My diet alone has little to report.

I am going to let my soul light my way
Medication can't rule everyday
My doctors are not always right
Who says I can't fight.

Somehow I will find answers the right way
Even if there is really nothing today
Tomorrow brings hope and new awareness
Maybe a cure and some happiness.

So take my thoughts today and let me rest
Lets be strong I want to do what's best
Falling for wrong answers and doctors is bad
Show me the way and I will not be sad.

Saturday, December 19, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: friends,hope,fighting,alone,coping
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I suffer with Gastroparesis. I wrote this poem when I had it for two years. Today I have it three years. It is a stomach disorder. Gastro is stomach and paresis is paralyzed. When your stomach doesn't work right, you can be very sick. Nausea, vomiting, pain, and so on. There is very little awareness of it and we need to do more for it.
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