Numbness
A symptom of multiple sclerosis:
A loss of feeling throughout my body.
I have been living with this neurosis
And a weakened sense of what touches me.
On most days I will find myself nearly
Dropping anything that I try to hold.
I miss tactile feeling so dearly.
But 'meds' and OT help keep it controlled.
It won’t relent, even as I grow old
Scars, bruises also bring testimony
To how powerfully numbness can hold
Me in its icy grip of larceny.
Despite this theft, I will still live my life.
I will be there for my children and wife.
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