My poem about RSD has just been put to music and will soon be recorded, God willing.
RSD
I’ve had this thing forever
this thing called RSD
No matter where or when,
it kept pursuing me
One place, then another,
it never would relent
Attacking all my body parts
until they all were spent
I fought my best to beat it
never giving in
The fiercest pain I’d ever known
was pushing hard to win
All the years I battled
to keep this thing at bay
But in the end, seemingly,
I didn’t have a say
My only consolation
and comfort through it all
Is knowing I was not alone,
my God was standing tall
Standing right beside me
and holding tight my hand
Whispering “I love you”
and “I have got a plan”
A plan for good and not for bad
But you will have to trust
That this is meant to strengthen you
Although it seems unjust
Copyright Mary Jane Gonzales
3-25-11
