Mark Jones
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
My wife put pen to paper and creatively wrote this rather telling honest appraisal of living with a husband who is Type 1 Diabetic.
Where did you come from?
Where will you go?
You invaded our lives and we couldn’t say no!
Once we were fluid and our lives seemed to merge
Now you are present we are often on the verge.
Heartache and pressure are now the wedges we face
As the evil you bring gives no outward grace.
You’ve invaded and taken over our everyday life.
You’re moody and selfish and you never think twice.
You steel every moment, a walk or a meal.
You make us focus on you instead of what’s real.
Where love was abandoned carefree and whole.
You made it a chore, a choice and a role.
In every aspect of life, you now take first place.
You’ve no love or compassion or understanding of grace.
You’re controlling and vital you demand our attention.
Bringing death as the threat of our defiant action.
You’ve taken so much, and you’ve given nothing in return.
There’s much we don’t understand and we’re needing to learn.
We trusted, we loved, once we never seconded guessed.
But now you are present, life’s not at its best.
We’ve been robbed and abandoned to your cruel infliction
No drugs or alcohol but a real present addiction.
Controlling and ruthless you’re taking us out.
To a point where we wonder what our life is about.
You’ve taken us captive and stripped us of life
Left us in pieces we’ve no price for this strife.
We have a longing for how life used to be
Tender and loving and often carefree.
As for physical love and emotion, passion and lust,
They don’t lurk in the doorway of your evil thrust
Destruction and power are all that you crave.
Beating our hearts hard now into the grave.
The life we had planned is now different but real.
We walk it but struggle to accept, it’s surreal.
You’re spiteful and bitter and twisted with rage.
Oh God I wish we could get out of this cage!
Where did you come from?
Where will you go?
You invaded our lives and we couldn’t say no!
Once we were fluid and our lives seemed to merge
Now you are present we are often on the verge.
Heartache and pressure are now the wedges we face
As the evil you bring gives no outward grace.
You’ve invaded and taken over our everyday life.
You’re moody and selfish and you never think twice.
You steel every moment, a walk or a meal.
You make us focus on you instead of what’s real.
Where love was abandoned carefree and whole.
You made it a chore, a choice and a role.
In every aspect of life, you now take first place.
You’ve no love or compassion or understanding of grace.
You’re controlling and vital you demand our attention.
Bringing death as the threat of our defiant action.
You’ve taken so much, and you’ve given nothing in return.
There’s much we don’t understand and we’re needing to learn.
We trusted, we loved, once we never seconded guessed.
But now you are present, life’s not at its best.
We’ve been robbed and abandoned to your cruel infliction
No drugs or alcohol but a real present addiction.
Controlling and ruthless you’re taking us out.
To a point where we wonder what our life is about.
You’ve taken us captive and stripped us of life
Left us in pieces we’ve no price for this strife.
We have a longing for how life used to be
Tender and loving and often carefree.
As for physical love and emotion, passion and lust,
They don’t lurk in the doorway of your evil thrust
Destruction and power are all that you crave.
Beating our hearts hard now into the grave.
The life we had planned is now different but real.
We walk it but struggle to accept, it’s surreal.
You’re spiteful and bitter and twisted with rage.
Oh God I wish we could get out of this cage!
