BRUTAL
How is it possible, how can it be
That I have been diagnosed, with MND.
Some say I'm a warrior, brave and strong,
But sometimes it's hard to carry on.
At first you think it's not too bad,
I can live without the use of my hand I once had.
But the brutal dictator thinks that's not enough,
It attacks the other hand and that is so tough
As you struggle to keep upon your two feet
After a couple of falls, you're feeling beat.
And so the tyrant rampages on
And before you know it, your voice is gone.
If that's not enough, your face will change
And suddenly your smile, looks really strange!
Sometimes you laugh, sometimes you cry
You just can't stop, even though you try.
You may think that's it, that must be it all
How can this disease, be even more cruel!
Excessive saliva and choking on food,
With depression and fear affecting your mood
Next step, your muscles are fading away
You feel pain as your Neurones die day by day
Your body is twitching all over the place.
Saliva is drooling all down your face.
As the disease rampages on, you struggle to breathe
Your part of a club, that you just cannot leave
Food and drink is fed through a tube
Another thing gone, affecting your mood
Your mental health is even worse
You feel like your living under a curse
You look at others with a jealous glare
And wonder how life is so unfair
Your loved ones are affected too
And miss the person they once knew
You can see your dreams go up in smoke
But where there is life there is always hope
And so you tick off another day
Your life was just not planned this way
So make the most of life and don't be glum
Tomorrow is not promised for anyone