Submitted Poetry: Deep in Thought

In the fall of 2006 the NHF’s Headache Education and Support Group facilitators invited their attendees to submit headache-related poetry. Because interest in this project grew, it was opened up to all who visit the NHF’s web site, as well as those who read NHF HeadLines.

The NHF received a variety of headache-related submissions. We have selected poems, limericks and verse that are relatable to those who suffer with this disease.

We extend our sincere thanks to all who submitted their work.

By Joanna H. Weaver, Texas

When you tell me I look so serious
That I should smile like you’re my cue,
Like that’s enough to forget the ache inside my head,

That heartless friend that greets me sends me to sleep,
Holds my mind to my face everyday, not buried in thought,
Not a lousy mood, just holding it, just holding on to
Something else far away.

Don’t ask me to smile.