HOW RLS REALLY AFFECTED YOUR LIFE,

A GIRL WITH A STORY

There's a girl with a story,
That should not be ignored,
Its way too important,
It has to be told.

As a child she got tired,
Trying to make her case,
Surely she could not be the only one suffering,
In the entire human race.

She was often called a liar,
Not one to be believed,
It was sure and common knowledge,
High accolades would never be achieved.

When night time arrived,
And it was time for bed,
The fear inside her grew,
It was also now the time,
That she would mostly dread.

No-one cared enough,
To even try to understand,
The traumatic fear she felt,
Her crying and screaming, Having just the one effect,
Initiating her father's belt.

So to bed she would go,
Feeling alone and afraid,
Of the demons that tormented her,
She'd close her eyes, and pray.

Please God, come and help me,
You know I'm not being soft,
My legs are driving me crazy,
Please God, come down and cut them off,

Please God, I beg you,
Bring mum to my door,
I promise, I'll be a good girl,
My legs are beginning to ache,
They are so incredibly sore.

God answered my prayer,
But only half way,
With my mother arriving,
But only to say.

Stop being so stupid,
Stop telling your lies,
There are no ants here,
There are no creeping flies.

So the torment continued,
Increasing in strength,
With the ants on my legs,
Growing longer in length.

Each morning the same,
Having no time to eat,
Always late for the bus,
Always in trouble for making a fuss

School was a nightmare,
Every day was the same,
All the nuns were in unison,
Saying her life was a shame.

Why won't she listen,
Why can't she learn,
Her parents were contacted,
To voice their concern.

They tried to explain,
Her IQ was strong,
The lower grades she's in,
She does not belong.

No-one would listen
To anything she said,
Where she needed to be,
Was back at her home,
Asleep in her bed.

She'd kick and she'd kick,
For hours on end,
Her courage never wavering,
Her determination wouldn't bend.

Then one night it arrived,
An idea came to fro,
If she rocked herself to sleep,
Maybe her legs wouldn't know.

After months of perseverance,
She thought she had won,
Altho her legs became silent,
Sleep still refused to come.

But you can't rock forever,
As the pain it gets worse,
How’s one surposed to deal,
With this God awful curse.

The torture continued,
For 50 long years,
With the thought of insanity,
Rising high in her fears.

Then one day she was shocked,
When she overheard,
The torture she'd endured,
Was not so absurd.

RESTLESS LEGS is quite common,
It's a disease of the brain,
There's a small part in your head,
That's impossible to train.

The truth of the matter,
Is it won't let you rest,
I know that's the truth,
Because I've passed the test.

She cried at the news,
When the doctor explained,
You are not going crazy,
You will not go insane.

So now it is time,
For this girl to find peace,
With my legs under control,
My pain is finally released.