Poem ME think outside the box by Lorna Cameron

M.E think outside the box

One minute I’m here
The next I am not
Cold as an ice cube
Thereafter I’m hot.

Floating above me.
Pain so severe
No one can see it
Disbelieving it’s real.

Noises get louder.
Can’t stand the light.
Body’s immobile.
Brain rigid with fright.

Can’t read a letter.
Can’t write a note.
Neurones exploding
It all sticks in your throat.

Thinking ‘bout something
Next second it’s gone
Frustrations are prominent
New brain cells are born.

Shaking and trembling.
Transforming your life.
Tears come in buckets.
Heart slashed with knives.

Psyche exhausted.
Wearied to the bone.
Dispose of the rubbish.
Find your way home!

How to recover?
If only you knew!
‘Explore and discover’
Walk in new shoes.

Compassion or judgement!
Which do you choose?
Empathetic in nature
Exemplary of course!

When you find love
Treasure it so dear
Admire it, respect it
There’s nothing to fear.

By Lorna Cameron