The Pain of Scoliosis

Pain from Scoliosis


Pain, sickness and the stress it brings
Makes me wonder will it always be like this
I look to the doctor to find the culprit
My soul aches patiently for relief


Summer I prefer but pain is still there
Giving me grief through the heat
I lost my steadiness to stand or walk
And my balance to control inner temperatures


My speech is choking up inside my vocals
And my words are arrested and imprisoned
My body tightens and become motionless
I barely move, as my walk is almost impossible


I look for answers hidden from technology
While medicines give me, help
I continue to deteriorate and weaken
I will not give up, there’s too much to do


I have much to learn and accomplish
My chest hurts and my back aches
No relief in sight just more test
Telling me more of the same


I walk like a duck five feet tall
I do not complain, as it does no good
The cold air strikes me harshly
Making me hate the winter season


My scoliosis worse than ever
Acute pain attacks my spine
As my curve shifts at the slightest movement
Simple task I cannot do


A pinch nerve in my neck causes pain
In my arm and straight to my hands
With my swollen arm on a ice pack
I wrote this poem, I just can’t quit


Standing is hard and sitting is harder
I carry my pillow to rest my head
A cushion for my back to relieve the pain
Two shots in the butt, I’m walking ten years younger


Thanks doc really needed that
A pain in both cheeks I grab a hold of the bed
Holding my breathe I clench my teeth, long forgotten
I can’t sit down enjoying my freedom from pain


*Started writing this sitting in the doctor office yesterday
Finished tonight*