TOGETHER Every thing I went through You went through it with me The more I grew older, The more I begin to see Through all my pain and suffering I never went through it alone I don’t know what I would do without you If I were on my own Jonathan Wright- Age 13 A token of appreciation to his mom.

 

	DEALING WITH SICKLE CELL Both my parents have sickle cell trait They have two children, my brother and myself Unfortunately he has sickle cell disease However, even though he has this illness He does not suffer alone To watch my brother in pain is hurtful You feel helpless You wish it were you in his place When he cries, you cry with him When he screams, There is nothing you can do But comfort him You feel the painkillers Don’t seem to work So you turn to God It is our faith in HIM That gives you strength And keeps him alive And every time the pain stops I look up and thank him for his love Poem by Joy Kamara

 

	SICKLE CELL AND ME Ouch! I think I’m having a crisis again Because I’m having chest pain I can’t breathe and I feel I will suffocate But at the hospital, the nurse checks my pulse rate She tells me I’ll be fine As fine as wine she jokes In the hospital, I get an I.V, so that I won’t be dehydrated But they better not tell me I can’t eat or drink If they do. I will feel disconnected Because food and drink are my life link While in the hospital, I get plenty of rest So that I won't put Sickle Cell crisis to the test Sometimes I’m home from school for a week Mainly because I am too sick Sickle Cell has brought me both pain and joy My school friends make fun of my yellow eyes And along with the sickle cell pain, my friends make it worst I have learn to cope with my sickness Because it is one for life I have to be strong for myself and especially my mom She brings the joyful pat of sickle cell to me My mom makes me see that God has given me this sickness For a reason So, with the help of God, my mom, my family and the doctors and nurses My fight with sickle cell Will be a glorious fight Poem by Shernel Grant

 

	Other Good Poems These poems will open in separate windows - to come back to this page move or close the windows with the poems in. A Poem from the USA The following poem was written by Amanda Francis, who has Sickle Cell Disorder. My Poem - Sickle Cell Anaemia By Mary Aged 10 from London Twinkle By Lola aged 14 From Peckham Living with an Enemy Francesca from Surrey Whoever Thought By Daniel, aged 6 from Croydon Support Sickle Cell By Olu, aged 15 from Hackney Sickle Link. My Life Mayokun, aged 12