You come to me
unbidden
Searing my body
Scorching my consciousness
I am held captive,
helpless against you
You are an insidious layer,
burrowing under my skin
I sense your blistering touch
Every nerve fiber cries out
Synapses fire and are on fire
The lightest touch makes me shiver
The merest movement makes me quiver
I lie languid, letting you overpower me
I am yours, you devour me
An exquisite torture
that travels down my body
inch by inch
cell by cell
There is no escape
There is no respite
All I can do is lie in wait
In wait
for you to leave
And never return
For you to cease and desist
That is my unfulfilled wish
Never to feel you again
Never have you touch me
I refuse your insolent caress
I will not let you have me!
I will not let you have me!
I will banish you
I will cast you out
Like the scourge that you are
I SPURN YOU!
You
the excruciating
unrelenting
unforgiving
pain
of
Rheumatoid Arthritis
First posted under my pseudonym soledadpaz on March 14, 2011
Beating Rheumatoid Arthritis 