The pain is there.
It is real and deep.
It is not something that is
seen, unless you look into my eyes.

I have no discolorations or hair loss,
I have all my limbs and they move.
Yes, slowly sometimes with much
grumbling and complaining, but they move.

The person you "see" is in all respects healthy.
The person you don't "see" is usually in agony.
This person is tired in many ways.
Tired of complaining of being tired and achy.

The standard response to "How are you?"
Is "fine." It takes less time and nobody wants to hear
the painful details of your illness.
They don't believe most of it anyway because
it is not seen, therefore, it is not there.

Lupus? How do you spell that?
I have never heard of it.
Geesh, another one of those made up
diseases to get sympathy.

NOOOOOO…..believe me!
It is real. I am real. The pain is real.
The unreal part is that
You are my doctor……