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I don't mind if you write good or bad comments. I wrote this for my son, who lives with Tourette Syndrome. As you can see, I don't write poetry very often.

Tics

They crawl through my neck,
Up my spine
Down my back
They itch underneath
My skin
And I scratch

They pound at my head
A headache
I endure
They make my eyes POP
Blurring my vision
Balance obscured

They come in spurts,
Or, all at once.

At night
They attack
No withdrawal, in sight
I scream and I shout
Others mock
Or block out

The sounds that they make
Sometimes I feel
I can’t take
The constancy
Of…
How I want to let go

This demon inside
That gets harder to hide
They will never let go
So perhaps
I should
Give in and accept

My regret…
Or God’s gift?

Good poem^_^. The fact that it concerns someone you love makes it all the more poignant (if I am using the term correctly). It certainly paints a disturbing picture . Is this what Tourette Syndrome is like? I am sorry that your son suffers from it.

I think you used the term, poignant perfectly. Yes, it's not an easy neurological disorder to have - it can be loud. It is one of the reasons I home school.

That sounds like a very difficult thing to deal with. Good poem... makes me want to give you and your son a hug!


I'm curious about the last line... How does it manifest as a gift? I think I might understand a little bit... but I wonder how you see it, as his mother.

I think ultimately, as he grows into a man he'll realize this is how God made him. We are all created special by a special creator. I've seen even recently how kind he is to children and others with disabilities because he knows what it is to be ostracized for being different. I think this curse as some see it, is really his blessing. I am so blessed having him as a son. God has given me patience and understanding. Probably why my house always has these kids and people walking through it.

I've seen even recently how kind he is to children and others with disabilities because he knows what it is to be ostracized for being different. I think this curse as some see it, is really his blessing.

That's what I thought you probably meant. I have a disorder that may be in the same "family" as Tourette's, although is quite different in nature. So I grew up being a little "different," and while I wasn't quite ostracized I was teased and embarrassed and considered a little weird. I think it gave me more compassion and understanding for people who have strange quirks... now if only I can find a way to have compassion for the jerks who have no manners or common sense... heh...

I think that's a common problem. Those jerks and ill-mannered people are so irksome.

Would you like to pm me and let me know what kind of problem you deal with? Of course, we're all a little different.