lymebytes
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I have written poems since I was kid and always the most "moving" events in my life, have always turned into a poem. Well LD is no different. Dguy's moving poem gave me the courage to post my own personal poem. I normally don't share my poetry with anyone, sometimes family, it has always been sort of like a therapeutic diary to me, but I was moved to go ahead and brave it out and post it. (I tried to post it under his thread, but there is a glitch when I try to reply) So here it is, I hope it helps some of you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I AM A SOLDIER By: Dana
I am soldier tough and strong everyday I fight the war within me that goes on and on
I have never held a rifle, a grenade or a gun Instead my mind is my weapon if this war is to be won
I soldier through the night and the day time too Fighting and unseen enemy that attacks out of the blue
No place to run, no place to hide The enemy will find me he lives inside
Weeks, months and sometimes years go by But I am a soldier and I refuse to die
I am not a Marine, or even a Navy Seal But I have spirit and fight and I will heal
So when the enemy throws a grenade of doubt My answer back I do shout!
I will win this war, on that you can bet Lyme Disease won't beat me, I'll be an LD vet
So if you have your days, when you think you will lose Remember you are a soldier and you will win if you choose!
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Thank you. Encouraging words are healing words : )
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lymeHerx001
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Great and wonderfull poem.
I cringed when I heard Lyme Disease because my head has been screwed with all these other things going on in my body. Candida, mycoplasma,, who knows what else.
I recentlly has a naturopath discover about 7 strains of lyme in me. OMG
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lymebytes
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Always remember the body has the ability to restore and heal itself.
Thanks for the compliments...but I wrote it when I read what what Lymie said that getting well is 99% attitude and I so believe that if you believe you can get well, you will get well.
Think of all the people out there that have no idea they have LD, never receive treatment and get well and never know what happened.
Sometimes, I wonder if it is best not to know too much...knowledge is power to a point, after that it can seem overwhelming and we lose our hope.
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DANA, WOW! you are very gifted like our poet cobwet carol!!! it was really wonderful.
i'd like to see you put your COPYRIGHT symbol on there with your name so YOU ARE GIVEN CREDIT instead of all these wonderful, anonymous poem we get daily on email!
thanks for posting this! especially when you related it to our LYME DISEASE ENEMY!
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Dave6002
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Great poem: a soldier fighting Lyme disease and the IDSA ducks as well.
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Great poem - thanks for posting it! And reminding us the importance of a positive attitude!
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lymebytes
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Betty - I have so much poetry I have been told to copyright, I know I should, but if that poem gets someone else rich I will sue!! HA!HA!
The name of the poem came from my son, he called me a soldier for fighting one day and then after reading a "survivors" attitude theory, I literally whipped the poem out in less than 5 minutes.
All of us with this disease are really soldiers, there is no other way to put it, we keep going and hoping, we are the strongest people on earth hands down.
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