PMD
is harder
to talk about.
Psychogenic
Movement
Disorders
aren't very
subtle.
Not that
passing out,
constant coughing,
and not being
required to take
Phys Ed
is super discreet.
On the bright side,
no one wonders
if PMD
is contagious.
(Emphysema
is not.)
Plus,
more people
find it funny
to try to
set off
my tics
than my coughs.

When I get
stressed,
my body will
tic or shake.
I have tics
in my left shoulder,
in my back,
in my right knee,
in my face.
I've been asked
before
if I'm having
a seizure.
I'm not.
I'm okay.
My body is just
letting me know
that I can't
handle
what's happening.
I push myself
too far
and my tics go
wild.

That's what
happened
the day I got
a free ride
in a wheelchair.