COMMUNITY EXPRESSIONS

FAITH, HOPE and LOVE.
Written by
Mary R. Whitney © 1999.

Poignant poem about living with the ever-present beast of facial neuralgia.

There is a Beast Amongst me
It lingers all day long.
No matter what I do or take, 
This Beast is never gone.

No one sees this Ghastly Beast.
No, not even I. 
But, I know it is in there, 
"Please God, Don't let me Die."

I have traveled many roads 
Hoping to find a cure. 
Doctors, Dentists have no clue, 
Of what I have endured.

No plans dare I make 
As it may upset this Beast. 
I now take tiny Baby Steps, 
To say the very least.

I must not look back 
On that fatal dental day. 
For I know I must move forward 
And hear what others have to say.

For those out there, like me, 
I pray each and every night, 
Asking God to lend His Hand, 
And listen to our plight.

There are many of us suffering, 
This I truly know. 
But, Miracles can happen
With the "Hope and Love" we show.

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This is dedicated to ALL those suffering in pain. And especially to "all Facial Neuralgic Victims"