All Entries to the 2008 Migraine and Headache Poetry Contest

Gigi

My Unwanted Houseguest

My Unwanted HouseguestBy Karen Griffin Headaches are particularly peculiarlike an uninvited houseguest,Who never thinks of callingAnd always leaves a nasty messEverywhere! Yes really quite appalling. You never know what day or timeThese nasty tyrants will come,They just show up unannouncedAnd ruin all the fun. They like to come... Read more Chevron

posted 04/04/2008, comments (0)|

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ozzygirl

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A Good Day For A Miracle

Today is a good day, at least so I think,My brain's sort of working, it's not on the brinkOf swelling and bursting and pushing me downI'm gonna hold in there without feeling that frown ...The one that sneaks up as the light starts to glare And sends me for sunnies, I really do careThat I wear them at night-time, indoors, at the... Read more Chevron

posted 04/03/2008, comments (0)|

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linda

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C.A.U.G.H.T

Caughtby linda marie pharaoh-carlson©Once moreI’m ensnaredEntangled in unbreakablewebs of agony.I can not fightI can not moveI can not see...O, that I couldproclaim it so.Not to see,Not to moveNot to be.But endlessUnrelenting painhas made lifea mockery.

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babybluez07

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The Release

THE RELEASE Enduring the pain has been too muchI have wrestled the pounding far too long.The lack of sleep and inability to focusAs taken the joy from each new day. Finally broken and beatI go for the drug, you know the oneThat knocks you out for hours on end,Days pass you by as you sleep them away. When I awake I am renewed.With no... Read more Chevron

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MelissaMom

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Uninvited

It is a new and mysterious stranger in my worldHow did it get here?WHY did it come?Never in my earlier life did I encounter this beast, but now it seems to rule my kingdom I used to singI used to play soccerI used to strum my guitarI used to stay up late with friends and familyI used to dawdle in video games But this foreigner has put a... Read more Chevron

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