Monday, April 23, 2012

I Used to Be...But I'm Not Anymore.


Today is day 23 of the WEGO Health ~ The Health Activist Writer's Month Challenge 2012. I will be writing a post everyday this month and each will in some way focus on what life is like with fibromyalgia (as well as other health issues including migraines, hypothyroidism, and polycystic ovarian syndrome).

Write a 10 line poem where each line is the phrase "I used to be ____ but I'm not anymore." What did you fill in the blank?


I used to be a maniac running around like a chicken with it's head cut off but I'm not anymore.
I used to be unable to sit and just be but I'm not anymore.
I used to be embarrassed and fearful to talk about my health but I'm not anymore.
I used to be weak allowing whatever may come to knock me down without a fight but I'm not anymore.
I used to be a multi-tasker with seventy zillion things always going on but I'm not anymore.
I used to be full of the opposite of grace, peace, and mercy but I'm not anymore.
I used to be a runner, a swimmer, and one who did yoga but I'm not anymore.
I used to be healthy but I'm not anymore.
I used to be a lover of books full of intricate detail that required all my attention but I'm not anymore.
I used to be willing to go, go, go until I had nothing left but I'm not anymore.


3 comments:

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  2. I used to....get angry all the time...but I'm not anymore.
    Great poem.
    My friend has fibromyalgia and there are people who forget that she may look great on the outside, but is really hurting on the inside.
    I found you through allume.com

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  3. Thanks for visiting and commenting Carolina. What your friend experiences is very normal for those of us with invisible illness.

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