May-ositis

Everyday matters, not just in May! May is already too crowded! ( Thanks to a renowned french researcher for the inspiration for this song and title! ) Watch the months go by… Sticker on a calendar, bleeding in red ink Thirty days of “awareness,” then nobody wants to think You post it, you toast it, then you walk away But we're still in this body when it’s not May They call it May-ositis — like it’s seasonal pain But it’s burning in my muscles every hour, every day And Lupus fights for space, Arthritis amageddon Too many lives getting squeezed into a month You turn the page, you think it’s done But I don’t get to outrun It’s EVERY DAY — can you hear me now?! Not just a month when it’s trending loud You can’t box this pain into thirty days We’re not your ribbon, we’re not your phase It happens in the dark, and hurts in the light The month can't be wrong, and it doesn't feel right If you really wanna stand, then stay— Don’t just show up in May Awareness overcrowded, voices collide Everybody fighting just to not be denied “Rare” on a label doesn’t make it small It just means we’re screaming and you missed the call Our strength is fading but the fight won’t quit Every step we take feels counterfeit No off switch, no pause, no cure, no break Just a body that refuses to cooperate You close the book, you walk away But we're still here another day It’s EVERY DAY — can you hear me now?! Not just a month when it’s trending loud You can’t box this pain into thirty days We’re not your ribbon, we’re not your phase It happens in the dark, and hurts in the light The month can't be wrong, and it doesn't feel right If you really wanna stand, then stay— Don’t just show up in May Don’t need your spotlight — need your eyes Don’t need your slogans — hear our lives We don’t disappear when June arrives We’re still fighting just to survive It’s EVERY DAY — scream it out loud! Not just a cause you talk about You can’t compress what we endure Into a month that feels obscure Say it in the dark, say it in the light Carry it forward, keep it in sight If you really wanna stand, then stay— Don’t just show up… Don’t just show up… in May