FND Poem

A cop-out cloaked in philosophy.
Her bodyโ€™s truth they call pretend,
a faulty brain network to defend.
Too many signs for their eyes to mend.

Iโ€™m furious they claim her frame can lie,
That spasms mimic, that nerves comply.
Her neckโ€™s sharp joltโ€”Lhermitteโ€™s signโ€”
Skewed face, arms stiff, yet they decline.
They shun biokinetic proof, instead
Cling to Hooverโ€™s sign, their shallow thread.

Iโ€™m furious they scorned her familyโ€™s kin,
Their history branded as fleeting sin.
Iโ€™m furious they erased diseaseโ€™s name,
With theories spun to dodge the blame.

Iโ€™m furious when weight became their jest,
โ€œEat less cake,โ€ they sneered, unpressed.
Her words dismissed, her pain unheard,
They fed her pills to curb her verve
Drugs no soul should ever endure.

Iโ€™m furious for hours she poured in vain,
Seeking truth through relentless pain.
Her knowledge mocked, her efforts scorned,
As if her quest for answers was malformed.

Iโ€™m furious she lingers in agonyโ€™s grip,
While they walk free, no shame, no slip.
She followed their rules, did all they said,
Yet pain grew worseโ€”her lifeโ€™s misled.

No tears remain, her eyes are dry,
Yet they abandon her, forced to survive.

Iโ€™m furious fatigue has won the fight,
FND slammed shut each door of light.

Iโ€™m furious they feigned to understand,
Their ignorance crushed her trembling hand.
Iโ€™m furious their scorn redefined her truth,

Misnamed her pain, dismissed her youth.
Iโ€™m furious their gatekeepersโ€™ chant
Hailed FND while her hope they scant.
Iโ€™m furious their silence binds her voice,
Truth suppressed, no room for choice.
Iโ€™m furious they warped her very name,
Turned patient to villain, fueling shame.

Iโ€™m furious they still refuse to see,
They cloaked her pain in uncertainty.
I burn, I rage, my heartโ€™s aliveโ€”
They gave up. Yet she survives.

If truth emerges and her fateโ€™s sealed,
Their hands are stained with her blood.