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Restless Legs Syndrome 

A Real Thing You Don't Want
RLS--also known as Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED)--is a neurological disorder characterized by throbbing, pulling, creeping, or other unpleasant sensations in the legs and an uncontrollable, sometimes overwhelming urge to move them.
I have it, and there is no cure yet. These laments—“Maybe Tonight​“ and "Punch My Calves"—will help you imagine the agony RLS often creates. And sometimes laments lead to healing.

Also, lots of people make lemonade out of the lemons (I learned woodworking in the wee hours of the night), so don’t miss “Always More.” RLS never touches our worth. 

Note this: Medications and lifestyle changes have made it so serious RLS episodes are infrequent for me. So I don’t live these nightmares very often. 

For more information, people who understand you, and opportunities to help out, visit and join the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation (rls.org).

(Other people write less angsty poems about RLS, like Midnight. OK - it’s a little angsty, too.)

More Resources

  • International RLS Study Group
  • RestlessLegs.com​
  • SleepFoundation.org
  • National Institutes of Health RLS Information
  • RLS Online Discussion Group

For RLS Strugglers
(and the people who love them)

Picture
Stretching, kneading, pounding, pleading               
Crawling, burning, forcing, pressing  
Can’t say no can’t say no can’t say no can’t say no....
 
Maybe tonight, maybe tonight I’ll lie down
Full Maybe Tonight Lyrics

Picture
Whether I’m down and dreaming,
or standing and screaming
I am always, always more
When sleep comes to stay,
or dancing’s the only way to survive
I will always be more
Full Always More Lyrics

Picture
Always just beyond the edge of consciousness...like electricity. Toes. Ankles. Calves that have to move. Restless Legs Syndrome like a tailgater crowding my rearview mirror, a bully breathing down my neck, a whiff of something rotting just behind the wall. Always there. Always ready to twist a moment of peace and relaxation into a kicking, screaming fight to make the feeling leave.
Full Punch My Calves Text
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      • Glimpse
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      • The End
      • Waiting for Me
      • To Be Free
      • What Does It Matter?
      • All I Do Is For You
      • Elwyn & Marilyn
      • Liminal Lullabye
      • Lydia's Christmas Song
      • You Always Belong
      • We're Not Alone
      • Your Beauty's In Christ
      • Our Garden
      • Melinda Meloo
      • Austin Schlemaustin
      • Lydia
      • Jacob Brian
      • Psaume 139
      • Put It In His Hands
      • This Day
      • Leaves
      • It's Not Me
      • HD Blues
      • Always Toward Heaven
      • Perfect
    • Brian Singing Others' Songs
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