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hiker53
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Member # 6046

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On Being an Old Geriatric Lymie...
poem by Lyme Poet MJ

MY LIFE...
at 3/4 of a Century old
is a merry-go-round bold.

Days are full, filling the shoes of a cashier-clerk
at my neighborhood PowerMart
where I work.

Once upon a time...
I was a free-enterpise entrepreneur
owning my own businesses
thru the evolving decades.

Some succeeded, some failed.
I don't sit here crying and wailing
about long-gone yesteryears!

My nights and weekends are full of rhymes
that pour into me to promote R non-profit charities helping children and Families!
(Could it be a source "divine", or am I just an old guy writing ✍️ "blind"?)

I pack my anti-Lyme, anti-malarial, and anti-borrelia microbial herbal tinctures, my vitamins and minerals, and other regimen essentials to work with me.

Sometimes, there are "snickers" from a co-worker or two, but they don't comprehend what I've survived thru.
They are not being mean...
just unaware of our healing "scene".

LIKE...
I try to tell you kind readers out there,
maybe you can't understand where I'm "at"...
but perhaps some awful day when tick-carried infections land in your lap,
you might remember what I say...

I am blessed, and that is a fact... Jack!
LYME is not a death sentence.
KEEP ON TRUCKIN'...
Find a way!
❤️ to all,
Michael J

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Hiker53

"God is light. In Him there is no
darkness." 1John 1:5

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aklnwlf
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 5960

posted

I enjoyed that especially the 70's references.

[Smile]

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Do not take this as medical advice. This comment is based on opinion and personal experience only.

Alaska Lone Wolf

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Ann-Ohio
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 44364

posted

Kinda tough to read and to realize how much this poet has sunffered and still bears.

Amazing how he retains his optimism even with unkind co-workers.

Well done, Michael J.!

And thanks, Hiker, for sharing this.

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Ann-OH

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