Wednesday, 7 November 2012

A thunderous silence



Her little heart pounding; the thunder!
Her heavy breathing; the storm!
The silence; as the spasms take her!
The rain; from her poor drooling mouth!

When the weather changes; my poor little Amy suffers!
She senses the differences; in the air and feels the power of the earth!
Amy is my little dog; my precious little pet!
Her epilepsy is; sometimes scary for me! For her; it is always so!
She wants to be close to me; her eyes go wild and frightened!
She loses control of her feet; her balance is gone!
She scrabbles at the ground; her eyes grow wider and wider!
As she stumbles around; like a drunkard; lost control!
All I can do is hold her and watch; as the fits take hold!
She makes little noises; as she struggles to breathe!
She faces her nameless demons; changed by the spasms!
They force her body to arch; she is helpless as these waves
Break upon her little body; she has no control of her movements!
She is tossed upon the waves; and spilled upon the shores again!
Hardly able to breathe; amidst the strongest tremors
Then panting out of control; when they pass!
Any little weather change; can cause the spasms!
Too hot; too cold; thunder or lightning!
Too much excitement; too much exercise!
So many little changes; nothing visible to the naked eye!
No major natural phenomenon; yet she feels it in her bones!
She knows now when it is coming; she understands her plight!
She sits and watches as Kia and I go for a walk!
She knows how dangerous it is to come with us!
Any activity could spell another fit!
So next time that it rains; think of my poor Amy!
As she struggles and strains; and be thankful!
That you are one of the lucky ones, who doesn’t have to battle?
And feel so powerless and drained; like my Amy does!
Every time it rains!

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