How long can I maintain,
Employment suitably framed…
If I tip over
Will it be over,
Helping a younger one trained?
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More unsteady on my feet,
Balance loss makes it complete…
I do fear
The danger here,
Losing Security’s seat.
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Parkinson’s is confirmed,
Slowly it will have wormed…
With no escape
By the nape,
With severance pay the last pay I’ve earned!
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–Jonathan Caswell
(The author does have an early, slow-moving form of Parkinson’s It has not affected his ability to perform his job.)