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Jaded Catharsis
I was told
Again and again
That my illness
Was in my head
– A delusion for attention
Basket case
Conversion Syndrome
You’re a lost cause
Now go away
– But I wouldn’t listen
Today, I heard different
A new doc listened
Saw my puzzle
And did tests
– That repeated my words
This, I appreciate
But now I worry
Neurovascular
A time bomb of physician neglect
– Even this doctor is mad
What they overlooked
Cannot be undone
It’s permanent
I’m impaired
– But I’m certainly not dead
