Affliction

Affliction Was Written Based On Trauma Pain And Heartache In The Form Of Poetry. I Took My Life’S Struggles And Made Poems. I Have Been Doing That My Whole Life. Whenever I Was Sad Mad Happy Or Even Confused A Man Who Became A Father Figure To Me And A Mentor Would Tell Me To Put It In A Notebook. With His Encouragement That’S Where It Began. For The Past Thirty Years I Battled So Many Demons. The Title Affliction Is Defined As Pain And Suffering. I Want My Pages To Speak My Truth But Also Connect With My Readers. I Feel The Hurt You’Re Feeling. Mentally And Physically I Have Been Through A Lot In This Life. You’Re Not Alone. I Am Diabetic And At Times I Battle Fear And So Many Emotions While Dealing With Injections. I Have Been A Type 1 Diabetic Since The Age Of Six. But Through All My Afflictions I Am Here I Am A Survivor. Without Those Afflictions I Wouldn’T Be The Mother . . . Wife . . . Sister . . . Best Friend . . . Daughter . . . Granddaughter . . . College Graduate . . . Career-Driven Woman That I Am Today. I Can Say “Yes I Made It!” I Made It Through All That Pain And Even Despite Being Sabotaged At Times Throughout My Career. Every Day As The Sun Sets And I Open My Eyes I Am Working On Being A Better Me. I Want My Readers To Know That No Matter The Race Ethnicity Or Sex When You’Re Battling So Much And Can’T Fathom The Thought Of Existing Or Want To Give Up I Want You To Know That I See You You Will Get Through This And I Love You.