Pain before the peace.

I sit and stare as my body betrays me.

Invisible to my peers, ever present discomfort like a smouldering fire inside.

Mindfulness only draws attention to the tingles and spasms

so I focus outward towards the sunrise.

A deep breath.

This moment too will pass, as time races forward.

I wish for both a stand still of time to appreciate the world’s beauty but also for time to hurry on so that the symptoms will pass.

I feel invisible as I see the sunrise burn red.