She suffers in silence, alone
Her outward appearance, deceptive
as her body wages war on itself
crippling joints, a slow-motion stranglehold
Her outward appearance, deceptive
Some days are good while others succumb
to that slow-motion stranglehold as it tightens its grip
Her counter attack, a cornucopia of pills ā yellow, pink, orange
Still, some days are good enough to balance those when she succumbs
to relentless fatigue and chronic pain that saps her energy until
she wages that counter attack with shades of yellow, pink, and orange
She is silent, suffering alone as we become brothers-in-arms
Relentless fatigue and chronic pain sap her energy
as the search for a cure continues in the dedicated community
We, brothers-in-arms, tirelessly campaign to raise awareness
so that she no longer suffers alone, silently
for Mom, Mo, Ashley, and Elizabeth
photo: Pinterest
prompt: NYPC #19/MoSt Poetry, #pantoum
Writing and Reflections 
I feel so bad for the person you describe. Her crippling pain and fatigue, how hard it is to feel well enough to do anything. Very bad arthritis or fibromyalgia come to mind.
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The inspiration came from family members and a friend who have lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and/or psoriasis, all autoimmune disorders.
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That’s pretty awful. I hope she can find some relief. I used to deal with psoriasis pretty much since I was a child on the back of my head. I was finally able to get rid of it. I’m sure she’s tried many things but these two products helped it go away. A shampoo:
https://well.ca/products/sebcurt-medicated-shampoo_4393.html
And in the day a cream. Although, I’m not sure where to find the cream anymore.
https://well.ca/products/mazon-medicated-cream_542.html?gclid=Cj0KEQiAhZPDBRCz642XqYOCpb8BEiQANUcwT6qxFwit6A_c2VNwd0eTtvkXQzenwxSxtdGt1TuP2Z4aAl9K8P8HAQ
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Thank you! I’ll pass the info along š
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