What is... Crohn's Poetry by Becki Head

This is the first of my awareness poems.
Crohn's Disease is personal to me as members of my family have it.
I'm written (and performed) this poem to raise awareness for people with Crohn's, people who know others with it or people who don't know anything about it.
I hope you like it! Let me know what you think.
Becki x

Scared, isolated, confused, relief
a diagnosis; proof for people to believe.
Aches, pains, bloating, useless
disgusting, different, sore, tiredness
A range of pains that many do feel.
Exploding tummy, stabbed in the guts, its too deep to reach.
Bent over in pain, sick of everything,
you dont want to eat cause you might throw up your meal.

The sudden weight loss down to skin and bone,
some dont give a toss; some pick up the phone.
Pick up the phone to seek advice
because something just aint right.
People are willing to help
but you got to help yourself.

More and more the gut gets affected
thats Crohns disease.
A constant pain ranging from 1-10
a pain that will never cease.
Injections that hurt and make you feel different
side affects that are brutal, and almost as hard to live with!

Joint pain, bad eyesight, anaemic and lack of nutrients.
Want to crawl under your duvet and hide.
Fed up with questions
In need of a break
Getting depressed and feel like ignoring your meds
STOP!

More and more the gut is affected
More of it is cut away.
Take your tablets to help you fight
Its not a cure but taking them is right.
The more it is cut away
The more dangerous it gets.
You cant help it but you just have to live with it
Until one day there is a cure,
But that will take time for sure!



But that wont matter to the ones it attack
the ones who constantly fight back.
The ones who fight with little energy they have.
The disease eats away at their guts leaving them with a bag.
Described as unfeminine, disgusting but necessarily needed
This is a chance to socialise and to regain freedom.

The suffer and stress all lies with them
and most want to help put things together again.
Some things cannot be fixed back like that
and those who are weak and still fight
we should applaud and take off our hats.
They all are brave and never give up
some even escape that dreading bag
but that is never down to luck.

Crohns is a disease
Itll strike at any time
To any gender or age
ranging from nought to ninety nine.

Give the people the love and support they need
a hand to hold, a shoulder to cry
and help them to cope and always to feel free.
Free from pain,
free from embarrassment
free from the need to be secluded
and with forever much to gain!

Copyright by Rebecca Head 2010. All rights reserved.

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• Crohn's Disease
• Poetry

[lcampbell0408]

this was amazing! Captured all the crappy affects of it perfectly! I'm 13, and I was diagnosed when I was 11, the "aniversery" is coming up its october 13th. I truley hate having Crohns it sucks! All my friends are like come on it cant be that bad when I miss school and stuff but it is :( I hate it! We started on the remicade so that helped a lot. I got down to 65 pounds. I am still gaining weight back and I dont think it stas constent. Lol I just told you like my life story! Anyways thanks!

[lilmonkeybecki]

@lcampbell0408 Thank you for watching and thank you for telling me. i know what it is like when friends don't understand but keep smiling and don't worry about it. =) But yeah, Thanks =)

[DBUCKS1988]

I have Crohn's as well. This was very well put.

[emmerklinger]

I love this, thank you =]

[freakyalien75]

Wow Becki! This is brilliant! You bought a tear to my eyes babe, you've captured everything I've ever felt with this awful disease! Thank you! x x x x

[cuddlymum03]

Ok I know I am biased, but this brilliant!!!!!