The Same Vocal Tic

by Shelley Williams   Sep 17, 2015


The Same Vocal Tic

The noise echoed
inside my head,
a nervous tic
sent me to bed.

Those days the noise
would domineer,
put in me strain
and cause a tear.

I open my ears
to my own Son,
the same vocal tic
has just begun.

The intrusion of
a long time friend,
a struggle that
I'd like to end.

It took my hand,
mislead my tongue,
Tourette syndrome
since I was young.

A friend my Son
must never keep,
it disrupts the day
and ruins sleep.

The involuntary
can't be denied,
obsessive counting
and you can't hide.

I hold my breath
with all my might,
the tic creeps up
and seems to bite.

I want the sounds
to let me be,
the same struggle
my Son now see.

I noticed once
what would not end,
the Tourette Syndrome
is now his friend.

We both struggle
to face the day,
There is no stop
or go away.

The relationship
may tag along,
but every tic
will make us strong.

© Shelley W. Williams. All

The noise echoed
inside my head,
a nervous tic
sent me to bed.

Those days the noise
would domineer,
put in me strain
and cause a tear.

I open my ears
to my own Son,
the same vocal tic
has just begun.

The intrusion of
a long time friend,
a struggle that
I'd like to end.

It took my hand,
mislead my tongue,
Tourette syndrome
since I was young.

A friend my Son
must never keep,
it disrupts the day
and ruins sleep.

The involuntary
can't be denied,
obsessive counting
and you can't hide.

I hold my breath
with all my might,
the tic creeps up
and seems to bite.

I want the sounds
to let me be,
the same struggle
my Son now see.

I noticed once
what would not end,
the Tourette Syndrome
is now his friend.

We both struggle
to face the day,
There is no stop
or go away.

The relationship
may tag along,
but every tic
will make us strong.

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