The following poem is from a collection of 41 written by me to try describing Huntington’s Disease (HD).
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is now a relatively well known illness. It can form a big part of HD and can be infuriating when there is no rational explanation for why things are done and the world seems to revolve around trivial things.
However, challenging makes life distressing for the sufferer and, from my own personal experience, sometimes it is best not to question…just accept.
The OCD Plea
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,
Just another symptom we get.
The rituals we need, within our lives,
Particular needs to be met.
My partner just don’t understand it,
She thinks that I’m being a pain.
Doesn’t she care, that by placing that there,
I must start this all over again?
The socks go on after the trousers,
The shirt goes on after the shoes.
It’s not like she’ll die, if she doesn’t know why,
This particular order I use.
So why does she still go on moaning?
It’s not her who has this HD.
The rituals are my way of coping,
So why can’t she just let me be?
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