Tag: essential thrombocytosis

• Vertigo

  By Amba Elieff I take a stepI move like I am tipsyfoot uncertain where the floor issearching to see if the floor will come up to meet myfootorif my foot will meet the floorA slight swayI reach out, hold onto the wallas my straight lines arcfollowing the curve of aninvisible rainbow the path of my…

  kneebracepress

  May 11, 2023

  poetry

  amba elieff, chronic illness, ehlers danlos syndrome, essential thrombocytosis, poem, poetry, vertigo

• Spoon Tattoo

  By Amba Elieff Small on her anklethe drawing of a teaspoonlike you would find in your kitchenShe crosses her leg and gently fingers ita reminder that each dayshe is given a certain amount of energy – spoonsWhen the spoons are goneher body will register exhaustionand the day must endbecause there are no more spoonsAnd if…

  kneebracepress

  March 23, 2023

  poetry

  amba elieff, chronic illness, chronic pain, ehlers danlos syndrome, essential thrombocytosis, poem, poetry, spoonie, spoons, tattoo