"Black Hole" ~ A poem about my brain & MS

My MS mainly affects my brain - cognition issues have been challenging for me ever since my diagnosis nearly 13 years ago.  About 6 years ago, my neurologist informed me that my latest MRI scan showed one large lesion had now become a "black hole"...and, it is just like it sounds.  A black hole is permanent - a dark, lifeless area of the brain beyond repair.  Fear is early onset dementia.  Hopes are to keep other possible lesions away from this spot and to limit or exclude lesion activity altogether.  I keep my brain as busy as I have the energy to muster.  I write, play and listen to music.  I do newspaper crossword puzzles and read articles/blogs/books - I try most anything to expose my brain to new information...when energy allows.  "Black Hole" will be understood by many others with MS.   

Black Hole

Dead matter - neurons misfire

White turns black

Empty, void of repair

Overworked cellular

Overtime labor begun

Lesions come, they go

This one lingered, trespassed

De-faced, fade to black

Despite protests

Daunting, treacherous terrain

Threatening nearby white matter  

Memory battles - cognitive ghosts

Deceptive, live versus dead

Defend and protect

As Commander in chief

I give the orders

Build a great wall against –

All around this dark enemy

Contain the prisoner

A life-sentence

Within the hole.

MPP2014

"Black Hole" ~ A poem about my brain & MS

My MS mainly affects my brain - cognition issues have been challenging for me ever since my diagnosis nearly 13 years ago.  About 6 years ago, my neurologist informed me that my latest MRI scan showed one large lesion had now become a "black hole"...and, it is just like it sounds.  A black hole is permanent - a dark, lifeless area of the brain beyond repair.  Fear is early onset dementia.  Hopes are to keep other possible lesions away from this spot and to limit or exclude lesion activity altogether.  I keep my brain as busy as I have the energy to muster.  I write, play and listen to music.  I do newspaper crossword puzzles and read articles/blogs/books - I try most anything to expose my brain to new information...when energy allows.  "Black Hole" will be understood by many others with MS.   

Black Hole

Dead matter - neurons misfire

White turns black

Empty, void of repair

Overworked cellular

Overtime labor begun

Lesions come, they go

This one lingered, trespassed

De-faced, fade to black

Despite protests

Daunting, treacherous terrain

Threatening nearby white matter  

Memory battles - cognitive ghosts

Deceptive, live versus dead

Defend and protect

As Commander in chief

I give the orders

Build a great wall against –

All around this dark enemy

Contain the prisoner

A life-sentence

Within the hole.

MPP2014