Health

Burning in my stomach, acid climbing up my throat.

The taste of bile in my mouth, dealing with bloat.

People don’t take it seriously, but it takes a toll on my body,

Losing my voice, my range, the acid in my chest like a tsunami.

It fries my vocal cords, leaving my voice like a kinked hose,

Can’t tell mom, she’ll turn up her nose.

Can’t tell my friends, they think it’s gross,

Maybe I’ll get better, who really knows?

Probably not, I’ll just keep getting worse.

I keep getting sick, everything hurts.

Lungs ache badly, got canker sores,

Viral infection, clogged up pores.

I can keep saying I’m fine, just ignore the pains,

But in reality, it feels like lead coursing through my veins.

With GERD, this disease, there’s not much I can do,

You can tell me to go to the doctor, but you don’t understand, do you?