The chronically ill
Come in all shapes
Sizes
Ages
Races
Creeds

But we are all
Spoonies
The spoon theory came about
From a woman with Lupus

Now that term is used
Wildly throughout the community
Because we all
Inch forward

One spoon at a time
Each one of us
Has our own story
Journey
Illness
Strength

M.E.
Fibro
Lyme
PTSD
MDD
Anxiety

So much
To deal with
But we help each other out
Even when the one
That's helping
Is struggling too

We do not take each other
For granted
We know what it's like
To be
Spoonies

And until
There is treatment
A cure for us all
We shall continue to hold
Virtual hands
And walk forward together