stabbing pain
roaming muscle spasms
hands don’t work
dulled senses
foggy brain
i forget where i’m going
numbness
purple legs
tears
is it MS?
depression
can’t walk
can’t wake up
the tests show positive for lyme disease
can’t sleep
gain 20 pounds
hair gone grey
will i wake up in the morning
don’t want to wake up
lover gone without a word
no christmas
you don’t look sick
this isn’t happening
you never had a tick bite
was there a bulls eye rash?
no calls for work
no calls from anyone
blood tests
antibiotics
anti-microbials
anti-malarials
anti-life
the numbers show you aren’t recovering

but at least you aren’t crying