Little Diabetic by Mary I’m not diabetic. I just have a little sugar. Give me a little sugar. (kiss) I’m not diabetic. I’m only borderline. And I don’t look at the borderline. Just a little diabetic. I’m a little diabetic. You’re a short diabetic. A little diabetic. Is that like a little pregnant? Is that like slightly dead? I’m not diabetic. I control my sugar by running several miles a day. If I eat, I run. As long as I stay away from food and keep running, I can say: I am not a diabetic. I’m not diabetic. I was told I no longer have to test. Chronic means forever. Chronic means every day. Chronic means it never goes away. We manage. We control. We hide. See I’m doing fine. No worries. Just the highs, but I shut my eyes. No one needs to know. This is adapted from scene 6 of The Sweet Lowdown, premiering at Broom Street Theater Madison, WI October 25 and running through November 16, 2013. The Sweet Lowdown is made possible in part with funding from DHF Seeds. Read more poetry, and share your own here: tudiabetes.org/profile/NoSugarAddedPoetry
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 22:45:01 +0000
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