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Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
by Shawn J. Barks
I have something,
Most people my age don't have it.
I feel like an old person,
But I am only a teenager.
People look at me weird,
When I park in a handicapped spot.
They think that I am perfectly fine,
They don't know about this disease running through me.
I take more prescription drugs,
Than a drug addict.
The doctor says the medications are going to help,
But I know that medicine will never truly cure me.
My joints grind every day,
Just trying to get out of bed.
I can sometimes hear the sound,
Like fingernails on a chalkboard.
I hurt so bad at times,
I just want to cry.
I pray to God every night,
Wondering why I am the one with this.
Sometimes I feel so tired at times,
All my energy drained from my body.
I just want to curl up into a ball,
and fade away.
© 1997 Shawn J. Barks
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About the Author
Shawn is a struggling film maker, currently working on a screenplay. Stephanie is looking to go into some kind of medical related field. Stephanie has had polyarticular JRA since 1994. She has been on various medications, most currently Celebrex and Remicade.
Shawn and Stephanie met on a rainy night in 1995. It was true love at first sight. On their first official date, Stephanie told Shawn all about her arthritis. The rest is history...they married in 2001.
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