Lupus by Shanelle Gabrielle"I still have a purpose ... A reason to smile ... I'm still living my life with no regrets." You think you own me Squeezed my life in your palms Taken over my body You think you are me Lupus You think because You've hijacked this vessel that you're captain You think you can get away with mutiny But see I'm still the same me The same beautiful butterfly floating on the breeze I ain't scared to wrestle the wind To battle Raynauds thorns Not afraid to diss this disease To find peace Be at ease with this disease I miss my old life but I'm fashioning a new one with this disease In no way am I saying this is easy The way my cells fight themselves That my chest being in a cage of pleurisy That my scalp cries strands of my hair That the pain in my knees which interfere with my prayers Make it hard to sometimes find the joy in life Makes the sun less bright But I know no matter what There's nothing that'll take away my fight When it seems to make my day feel like night I'll still reach for a star When it seems my world spins left I've resolved to force it to revolve right And even if my limbs refuse to move My spirit will still dance Every day I'm going to Choose to enhance this universe with my presence In any way I can Lupus is not me But it's the spark that created a flame My disease is not me But it's the source of my vanity Lupus you can't damage me Because my body isn't all I possess I still have a purpose A reason to smile I'm still living my life with no regrets. Copyright Shanelle Gabriel Share your comments below. Do you have a poem or other artistic work about lupus that you would like to share?
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