The following poem is from a collection of 41 written by me to try describing Huntington’s Disease (HD).
Lack of social awareness is one of the symptoms of HD. In this poem I have demonstrated by the use of innappropriate behaviour in a public place. However, I wanted also to highlight the sweet side of HD. Is the sufferer just being mischievous me thinks?
The Cheeky Monkey
“Look at that fat lady!”
Her son’s loud voice is sound.
His mother hopes the lady,
Is deaf as well as round.
The other shoppers look at mum,
And knowing looks they steal;
They’ve been there with their toddlers,
They know just how she’ll feel.
But toddler her son isn’t,
He’s 43 today!
The wheelchair is the key thing here,
That gives HD away.
His mum’s not taken in though,
She smiles at him and thinks,
‘You cheeky monkey… That’s not tics,
You’re giving me some winks.’
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