Poem #38

M.E. #1

Severe, complex,

Multi-systemic, persistent.

...disabling permanent exhaustion muscle and joint pain nausea cognitive dysfunction flu-like sore throat fever swollen glands body aches depression inability to get restorative sleep changes in vision headaches, migraines strain on family and social networks lives changed drastically...

There is no test.

There is no treatment.

There is no cure.

The effects, they say,

May be

Minimal.

(c) 2013, by Hannah Six

Poem #38