Visibly Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s thrills itself,
exhibiting its visibility, through my desire to ‘live well’
My PD uses me as it’s
vehicle of visibility
as it’s billboard
of its’ selfish ways
watching as I stumble, tremor, slur or weaken my speech,
watches as my world, as I know it, becoming smaller…
promotes and gloats at the visibility of its master deception…
tries to embarrass its host, tripping me up, blindsiding me…
Parkinson’s has an agenda,
to deceive and confuse me,
promoting both visibility and invisibility…
All wrapped up in a ‘just for you’, personalized package
it’s even labelled, Diagnostic Mayhem… Handle With Care…
It thrives on my willingness and drive to ‘live well’
Giving me rope, that I mistook for hope,
to trip me up and admire the chaos that my symptoms create.
Parkinson’s drives its reckless visibility traits head on …
it tests my patience,
as I cross paths with ‘pop up’ neurological layperson authorities
… quizzing me with
“are you better?”…
“are you sure?”…
“you look good”…
Parkinson’s is an everyday indistinguishable blur
between feeling visible and invisible
that no centrifugal force can separate…
Used by permission of the author.
Shane McPhee
Diagnosed with Parkinson’s (PD) in October 2011, Shane, since then, has found a growing interest in writing stories or poems ...more