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Poem: Rainbow of Hope

A poem submitted by one of our readers.

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Poetry: If you could live in my body

A Poem submitted by one of our ButYouDontLookSick.com members.

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Personal Essay: Snowflakes.

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. However, I love the crisp whiteness of snow so much, I am planning a wedding so I will have them about. I am planning the entire celebration around the theme of snowflakes.

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Poetry: I Stand Here Naked

A poem submitted by one of our readers.

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Contest Entry: Poetry "Please Don't..."

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 "the spoon theory" meant to you?

Sharon Onyett ("Shazinoz", her bydls.com message board name) submitted this poem.

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Contest Winner: But You Don't Look Sick Video

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 "the spoon theory" meant to you?

This is a VIDEO entry by our friend from Canada - LA Gozzard, also known as ghdcanada on the bydls.com message boards! She is so creative and all her videos are always so good! She is a huge supporter of our site and we thank her so much for submitting this video!

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Contest Entry: Essay and Poem "Spoon Speak"

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 "the spoon theory" meant to you?

"stationaryfaery" (her bydls.com message board name) submitted her groovy written word and poetry.

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Poetry: Life Is Not Easy

A poem submitted by one of our readers, Amy Burg.

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Poetry: No More

A Poem submitted by one of our readers.

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Poetry: They Don't Know Me

A Poem submitted by one of our readers.

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Poetry: I'm Sorry

A poem submitted by one of our readers.

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Poem: I don't look sick

A Poem submitted by one of our readers.

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Poetry: And the fife was silent...

A poem about cancer submitted by one of our members.

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Poetry: Autumn in Minnesota

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Poetry: A Decision

A poem about living with Fibromyalgia, submitted by one of our members.

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Poetry: You are no friend

a poem submitted by one of our members.

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Poetry: Sleepless Nights

A poem submitted by one of our members.

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Poetry: No More Spoons

One of our members submitted this poem.

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Poetry: Through the Eyes of a Mother

A poem about my mother witnessing my disability as it progresses.

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Poetry: Alone At Night

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Poetry: Friend to Lean On

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Poetry: Wish I could…

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Poetry: You Look Great!

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Poetry: Being

I wrote this poem when I was going through a really hard time physically. Shortly after writing this I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia on top of the Ehlers Danlos Syndrome I already had. This was a way for me to express how I felt at that time.

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Poetry: Borrowed Time

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Poetry: D’Medicare

I am a former nurse. In my "past life" I worked in clinics, hospitals, nursing homes and even at an insurance company. Nowdays I am sitting home, not much to do except, on days when I have my wits, write. Here is my opinion of Medicare Part D.

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Poetry: Ode to a Single Mother

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Poetry: Pain

This poem is much darker poem than my usual style. It was written as a sort of poetic exorcism of the feelings of frustration, helplessness and sometimes utter hopelessness that have accompanied the battle I've been fighting with chronic back pain for the past several years.

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But You Don't Look Sick Poem

This poem was submited by one of our readers/ message board members about our site. I know you will love it as much as we did.

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