Silver Lined Clouds

The windows all misty Rain droplets on its pane I take a penny Create a face Ice is dissolving My breath steams the sky I blow out puffs of hot air Like a dragon after its fire The leaves have all fallen Lay crisp on the ground I push together and crunch Beneath fluttered feet…

My Battle

A friend of mine messaged me recently and said I should join a group on face book for people with hyper mobility. On joining the group I realised I knew shockingly little about my condition. I’ve been to pain clinics, physiotherapists and specialists in rheumatology. But still it took 15 years to get properly diagnosed…