Fibromyalgia Poems

When You’re Too Tired to Sleep

You know you've overdone it You are exhausted and barely awake Your eyes twitch with fatigue But you are just too tired to sleep ... You lie down in a dark room Waiting for sleep to take hold Longing for it to be quick But you are just too tired to sleep ... You can… Continue reading When You’re Too Tired to Sleep

Fibromyalgia Poems

Fatigue: Hungover on Life

Fatigue is like being hungover After a day of drunken mischief Only without the drinking or the fun This hangover never ends Every day completely exhausted Drained of energy head to toe ... The headaches, the aches and the pains Gang up and attack you as one Leaving you hanging on a thread It's ready… Continue reading Fatigue: Hungover on Life

Fibromyalgia Poems

Fatigue Vs. Tiredness

When you explain to a friend that you are tired and struggling Sometimes they say they feel the same But they don't realise you are more than tired Chronic fatigue is so much worse thathan tiredness ... No amount of sleep can cure this kind of fatigue It sucks your energy until you have nothing… Continue reading Fatigue Vs. Tiredness

Fibromyalgia Poems

Fibromyalgia: When you Hit the Wall

You never know your limits until you test them Today I reached that limit and hit the wall There was no chance of carrying on My body had to rest and that was that ..... I had never hit the wall until today I have been close and stopped myself But this time there was… Continue reading Fibromyalgia: When you Hit the Wall

Fibromyalgia Poems

When the Fatigue Hits

Recently the fatigue has really hit me hard I'm always tired as it is, but add in a cold and now a sinus infection and I have nothing left If you know about the spoon theory, I have about 3 spoons every day currently For anyone who doesn't know what this means, it's a concept… Continue reading When the Fatigue Hits