FOR SEVERE M.E. DAY, 8TH AUGUST 2024

SEVERE M.E. DAY, 8TH AUGUST 2024

"SPECTRE AT THE FEAST"...

For All My Dear M.E. Friends, Especially Those With Severe M.E.















Another pain-filled early-morning,
3 a.m. ... 
With P.E.M* ...

M.E. triggered painful warning,
That I have over-done ...
Again ...

It's one of Life's great mysteries,
"Over-done" ... 
When I can do so little ...

It's really almost laughable -
But my laughter's forced, 
Hollow, 
Brittle ...

It seems a contradiction in terms ...
That one can be alive - 
But not living ...

Unseen at  Life's feast ... 
Forbidden to eat ...

Severe M.E. takes all - 
Unforgiving ....

* P.E.M. - post-exertional malaise

Ffion