A poem, Tics

[nikki]

I wrote this while observing my son who has Tourette Syndrome.

Tics
They crawl through my neck,
Up my spine
Down my back.
They itch underneath,
My skin
And I scratch.

They pound at my head,
A headache
I endure.
They make my eyes POP,
Blurring my vision
Balance obscurred.

They come in spurts,
or, all at once.

At night,
They attack
No withdrawal, in sight.
I scream and I shout,
others mock
or, block out.

The sounds that they make,
Sometimes I feel
I can't take.
The constancy
Of...
How I want to let go,

This demon inside,
That gets harder to hide,
They will never let go,
So perhaps,
I should
Give in and accept.

My regret...
or, God's gift?

 

[nikki]

Okay, so I'm not a poet. I've only written novels and comics - geesh. Well, honestly I've written other stuff; but, the list gets long.

 

[nikki]

dum-de-dum-duh.

 

[snowie]

I liked your poem especially the first verse. really visual. It made me itchy. and i like how you finished with a probing thoughtful question... How have you answered it?

 

[nikki]

Thank you so much, snowie.^-^ I wrote that awhile ago. I'm surprised you saw it. Thanks for reading it, though. I'm not usually at CF these days. In fact, I think it's been a month since I've been here. I'm always at Christian Anime Alliance (CAA). It's smaller and I have good friends there. All my writing is in the writing section there if you'd like to visit. Do you like anime or do you read manga's? If you do visit and I'm true_noir_chloe over there.^^

 

[nikki]

Snowie, you are now blessed. Enjoy! ^^

 

[snowie]

Thankyou nikki. Yup, i do like anime and manga but am afraid i am a little out of the scene. I was into it a lot when i was doing an illustrative/narrative course. I have one book (but its only the making of a movie) 'Laputa.' and one movie, 'spirited away.' But anyways I'll come and visit you over there... and read your stuff....

 

[punkprincess37]

nice

 

[nikki]

My computer's been down for awhile. Thanks snowie, hope to see you at CAA soon.

Hi punkprincess! Thanks for reading my poem. ^-^