THANKS FOR THE WARNING

The trouble with Epilepsy

THANKS FOR THE WARNING

Just when
I thought you were
under control

with medication
you came back 
to knock me down.
Minding my own business
going about my day
you interrupted me.
It’s not like
I missed you.
You set off in every direction
all at once
and caused me to 
hit the floor.
Rolling eyes
spitting mouth
biting lips
coughing lungs.
Bruises as temporary 
Tattoos
come to stay
subsiding 
with pain.
Thanks for the 
warning.

NANCYMCCORMACK

Author's Note

I would rather not have to use description or say what it is, so apparently I didn't do very well here, damn it,!
I will try to edit this more at a later date

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

The poem is powerful and sad. The photo gave life to the poem. You can't allow anyone to hurt you. I have three daughters. Your words make me fearful for them. Thank you for sharing the poem. I hope you are okay.
Coyote

[NANCY MCCORMACK]

your comment was very helpful, since this was from a Seizure,, now I have to figure out how to put it into the writing ,,aaarrrggg, thank you so much for the read and comment it was very helpful from another point of view!

[Coyote Poetry]

A seizure would be hard to write about. There is a young woman who write about seizures on my WordPress site. She taught me a lot. I hope you are feeling better.

[NANCY MCCORMACK]

its not that it is so difficult to write about seizures themselves, I just needed that other perspective, to notice that it could be looked at a different way, thank you.
as I have wrote about being sick before, this one is missing a letter :)

GRAND MAL
POEM

Grand Mal

No Warning,
Only a thought "not again"
ZAP! WHAM!
I'm gone
nothing, nothing,
I come back, I'm in pain
I'm drooling,
I hear water running
nothing I can do
I can't move,
HELP ME! HELP ME!
I've locked the door
Move damn it Move
I hurt, I am in pain
I feel numb
My right arm wont move
I cry, I drool
I cannot utter one word
I reach for the faucet
With no warning
I'm on the floor
FIND ME! HELP ME!
nothing, nothing,
my black hole of time.
NANCYLANE

[Chris]

You never sought sympathy or pity...you always deal as you have to... you're strong Nan...

[Sami Khalil]

"Bruises as temporary
Tattoos
come to stay
subsiding
with pain.
Thanks for the
warning."

A very powerful write. It moves you...:).......................

[NANCY MCCORMACK]

thank you, I am still very sore and just cant seem to get back on track , try to be back later. thank you so much for reading. Have a wonderful day, hope all is well

[Sami Khalil]

Hope all is well...You are welcome...:).................

[NANCY MCCORMACK]

thank you so much for reading and I am doing better but still sore, and that is weird