Ginger Vee My Chronic Life

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They ask me how I do it,
live this chronic life ‘a mine.

From bed I say,
because I have no other choice.

They applaud and commend me.
Complement my bravery.

When honestly, most days,
it takes all my strength to breathe.

Pain is my nemesis,
my greatest adversary.

Adversity at its finest,
of which, I wish I wasn’t worthy.

It taunts me.
While fear and sadness whisper hateful lies and connive with plans to take my life away.

In truth, it’s all I can do to hang on.
To survive.

To live through each day.

They ask me how I do it,
to which I say,

with medicine,
mindfulness,
God’s grace,
and a good ol’ fashion fighting spirit.

I’m really not that brave,
you see.

In fact, some days, I want to quit.
But this is my life,

albeit chronic,
…it’s all I have.

What else can I do but live it?

By, Ginger Vee

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