Breaking free from the chains of chronic illness
September 4, 2015
The beginning of all endings.
A steel beam crashed down my crown,
With a sense of invincibility, I felt no bounds.
Toxic positivity clouded my sight,
shoving my intuition gift aside.
A voice deep inside my head repeated all day:
"Please don't go to work today,
Something terrible will happen to you,
Listen to me."
Fierceless, unstoppable, and sometimes blind,
I ignored my inner voice and went on with my grind.
Fast forward one, two, five, seven years,
The life I once knew was long gone.
Fair-weather friendships now lost, vanished like a sight,
Replaced by countless lonely hospital stays, sapping my soul at last.
Pain that never ceased, symptoms without end,
One more treatment, one more pill, one more illness to attend.
Until I broke down, and inward I was forced to turn.
For my strength was also what kept me stuck for so long.
So I dove in,
Into a world of pain, grief, sadness, and anger, I began.
Bit by bit, I learned to love,
Every part of me, from the sky grace above.
Connecting deeply with myself, peace I did find,
Finally, I found my body’s compass, true and kind.
I am home. I am home.
Breaking free from the chains of chronic illness
February 14, 2023
Elsa Leonardo
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