Rosalind Amor
United Kingdom
My dungeon
—by R. Amor
My body is my dungeon
Jailing me with pain and exhaustion
Nausea and weakness complete my rack
Which is ever ceaseless in its attack
I watch my life washing away, day by day
Even my soul seems to be swept away
Fear and grief cripple my spirits
My mental state is pushed to its limits
Even sleep is rare to ease my suffering
Nor people to give care and comforting
No key is there for this jail I'm in
No treatment for this state of sin
Loneliness is my constant companion
Disrespect my only medallion
For not only is there no cure
Misconceptions I must also endure
My brain is a swirling sea of fog
Around me all is black as smog
But despite all this I still search for a light
The liberator that will end my tortuous plight
I'm 25 years old, have had ME for 17 years and live in the UK.
This poem, along with another one of mine, is also due to be published in a collection of poetry by ME sufferers. It will be called "A Piece of ME" and come out in time for ME awareness day, May 12th 2017. My poems will be published under the pen name R. Amor. 100% of proceeds from the book will go towards Let's do it for ME
Visit the editor's (Hayley Green) Amazon page at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hayley-Green/e/B00LJ8123G
Acknowledgements to my carer, Gemma, and my Dad for technical assistance with the video.