Don’t treat me like Pinnochio
a wooden doll who has no soul
I have a heart and feelings too but often hidden away from view
Don’t treat me like Pinnochio
whose legs are stiff and do not bend.
They weigh a ton and hamper me from being who I want to be
Don’t treat me like Pinnochio
Who cannot speak or say hello
My voice has got much quieter now
I want to shout but don’t know how
Don’t treat me like Pinnochio
Who’s face is hard with painted grin
I want to smile to show I care
but all you get is just a stare.
Don’t treat me like Pinnochio
Who has no voice his lips are thin
I want to tell you how I feel,
I love you so from deep within
My words are all but muffled now
but inside I am standing tall, speaking loud, addressing all
But on the outside looking in
all you see is an awkward grin
Don’t treat me like Pinnochio who has no heart and has no soul
I see your sadness, feel your pain and want to hold you once again
But as this battle rages on
I find it hard to still be strong
Im sorry that this cannot be for Parkinsons has captured me
I want to laugh and scream and shout but when I try it won’t come out
I see your sense of helplessness
You wonder what to do
You feel afraid you want to cry
You’re struggling so much too
You hide your tears away from me
You’re trying to be strong
This beast has got me by the throat
And he drags you along
If I could take this all away
of course you know I would
I’d smile at you, I’d run and dance
I’d do all that I should
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So when you find the goings tough, you can’t go on, you’ve had enough
Please remember me as was
And don’t feel bad because .....
This person who you dearly love
still remains just battle-scarred.
The silence, muffled words and stare
can all appear to say - Don’t care
Unlike Pinnochio I’m real
I can feel and I can see
One day I’m up, one day I’m down
Will today see a smile or today see a frown
Tears seem very active too
I don’t know why I don’t feel blue
I suddenly just fall apart
And show the world my broken heart
I know how hard it is for you and all that you are going through.
You give to me and give some more
With my responses being poor
Your care is such a selfless act
But I am grateful - that’s a fact
To have your love support and care
Enables me to hang in there
The future has no certainty
We do not know what it will be
But like the toy we talked about
We will not scream, we will not shout
We’ll face the future hand in hand
Pretend we walk on golden sand
Together we will soldier on
Facing life - till life is gone.
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