“i wish i could go back and tell my younger self to smile with her teeth it wasn't your fault the tick chose you; the doctor chose the drugs and even if it were, you have every right to bare your yellowed fangs and tell the world to move.” InspirationalConfidenceSelf LoveSickDisabilityTickChronic IllnessLyme DiseaseLyme Book:Tending Clay, Unearthing Stars: Poems Source: Tending Clay, Unearthing Stars: Poems