For’s and Against (Diabetes poem)

For’s of this complex condition

You can go on a diet without trying 

You can eat good protein food without crying,

The carbs that are heavy and lay in your visceral gut 

Will remove you from delving into difficult rut.

You can be disciplined, avoiding harm to your nerves 

You can understand what’s going on, 

and regain health in your aim

Diabetes has never won, it’s a disciplined art to tame.

May the heavens open and pray you learn the cards which you’ve been dealt,

I am not angry any more, diabetes is my condition to embrace 

And I will be victorious from the lessons I am prepared to face.

Each day is a challenge 

And you need to own this difficult vice,

It’s through your tenacity and guile you embrace  

Diabetes is what you’ve got, 

don’t be ignorant or the nerves inside of you shall rot.

“The ending of the poem isn’t the most positive,  hit it sheds light to what responsibility you need to manage the condition.” J xx

8th May 2021