Battle of Nerves vs Mental What to do next I wander about I am perplexed I want to shout Leave me alone Let me be I want to moan But then there is she She is Smart Girl She will not let me quit She is a rare precious pearl She has much grit You are fine You are curable Quit your whine You are endurable Your lungs sing a song Your heart is exceptionally good Your muscles are strong You are a forest of maple wood You fall and almost fall You have bouts and seasons Where you hit a wall Without any reasons No one has diagnosed you Telling you anything No reason to worry and stew Anxiety and depression sting Worse than your illness Quit being an awful bore Live each day in its brilliance Open the morning door and roar Life is noble and grand Life is pleasing and sweet Life is unexplored land Life is a delicious treat Smart Girl wants to pursue Conversion disorder and Functional neurological disorder Which is fine with me The brain and nervous mechanisms Do not efficiently communicate Resulting in many schisms In my neurological state Somewhere between nerves and mental Everyone knows I am crazy But let us not be judgmental We all can be a little hazy Good news I believe Continue the medical journey Looking for reprieve After six years of a debilitating tourney What is a year or two more Smart Girl motivates me To continue the unfair war And I agree