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	<title>But You Dont Look Sick? &#187; Poetry</title>
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		<title>&#8220;Vanity&#8221; a poem by Shanelle Gabriel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 13:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this video on youtube last night. (Yes, I couldn&#8217;t sleep again) But I feel that maybe I was meant to find this video and share it with all of you. The video shows a performance of live poetry by Shanelle Gabriel from Brooklyn, NY. Not only did I identify completely with her words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poem: Rainbow of Hope</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A poem submitted by one of our readers.

I sit staring out my window again
Stuck in this room
By an illness that won’t let me free
I look out at the rain
And feel
Blue with sadness for
All that was, is and never will be
Red with frustration and anger
Hating the pain and endless days
Green with envy
Because everyone’s life has moved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry: If you could live in my body</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/poetry/poetry-if-you-could-live-in-my-body/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Poem submitted by one of our ButYouDontLookSick.com members.

If you could live in my body,
just for a day,
maybe you wouldn&#8217;t think
that I feel okay.
You might understand
what it&#8217;s like to be tired
by just trying to live,
just doing what&#8217;s required.
If you could live in my body
you might begin to see,
that a simple drug
won&#8217;t set me free.
If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Essay: Snowflakes.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The cold makes me hurt, brings illness to my cramped indoors and makes me dress my son up like an Eskimo and then rush to get him undressed when he has to pee after the hour long dressing process and before we get out the door. Snowflakes, I should only find them a dreary misery. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry: I Stand Here Naked</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/poetry/poetry-i-stand-here-naked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A poem submitted by one of our readers.

I stand here naked
Looking in the mirror
Sad because
My body is not what it used to be
It was once so tough
A dancer’s body both soft and strong
Now it has been weakened by this
It is not the body I know
Legs that won’t hold me up
Shape I wish I did not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contest Entry: Poetry &#8220;Please Don&#8217;t&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/poetry/contest-entry-poetry-please-dont/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This month we had a contest and asked some of our readers, members and volunteers to write a creative peice about What has BYDLS and &#8220;the spoon theory&#8221; meant to you? 
Sharon Onyett (&#8220;Shazinoz&#8221;, her bydls.com message board name) submitted this poem.

“But you Don’t Look Sick”
Is an often heard phrase
To those battling illness
Invisible most days…
Having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contest Winner: But You Don&#8217;t Look Sick Video</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/poetry/contest-winner-but-you-dont-look-sick-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month we had a contest and asked some of our readers, members and volunteers to write a creative peice about What has BYDLS and &#8220;the spoon theory&#8221; meant to you? 
This is a VIDEO entry by our friend from Canada &#8211; LA Gozzard, also known as ghdcanada on the bydls.com message boards! She is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contest Entry: Essay and Poem &#8220;Spoon Speak&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/poetry/contest-entry-essay-and-poem-spoon-speak/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month we had a contest and asked some of our readers, members and volunteers to write a creative peice about What has BYDLS and &#8220;the spoon theory&#8221; meant to you? 
&#8220;stationaryfaery&#8221; (her bydls.com message board name) submitted her groovy written word and poetry.

I haven’t been a spoonie for that long.  Four years visibly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry: Life Is Not Easy</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/poetry/poetry-life-is-not-easy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 03:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A poem submitted by one of our readers, Amy Burg.

Life is not easy,
Life is not fair.
Sometimes you need a little extra help,
A little extra care.
I needed to see a doctor,
I needed to see someone quick.
For the longer I had to wait,
The more and more I was getting sick.
Arriving at the hospital,
I feel a little bit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry: No More</title>
		<link>http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/poetry/poetry-no-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Poem submitted by one of our readers.

No More
I don&#8217;t want this anymore
I want it gone
Poof
No more hurting
No more pain
No more endless tired days
I want something good to happen
To me
To Jim
To my life
So full of pain,
Tiredness, sadness
Frustration
Some hope
Want a child
Want to be free
To do anything, be anything
No more
I don&#8217;t want this anymore
There is hope in [...]]]></description>
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