Baggage

Baggage

Insidious

Inseparable

Inside

Identified

But it is not me

Discovered

Diagnosed

Diverse

Disease

But it is not me

Present

Parasite

Plain sight

Parkinson’s

But it is not me

A night time battle

Morning tablets rattle

Symptoms and side effects

Shakes and tremors expect

Is that what you see?

Incontinence

Health expense

Hard to swallow

Easy to wallow

Do you perceive?

Cramps in muscles

Fatigue tussles

Slow in movement

Freezing moments

This is PD

But it is not me

I am the sometimes smile

The strength that utters denial

The love for my family

My personality

I carry my baggage

Collecting more luggage

Parkinson’s Porter

But not his supporter

I yearn for the day I can put them down