Parkinson's Disease - Stand Still

Don't tell me I have Parkinson's Disease

Cause I know, it reminds me every day

In hindsight, I could never envision

That life would dare treat anyone this way

Even with all my will, I can't stand still

Watching my unforgiving hand waver

Prayer tremors hold me steady

Will not someone please be, be my saviour

You know PD I shiver in living with you

You are moving me in unwanted ways

You push and pull till it's all I can do

To ask the world to stop, for just a day

Here I am shaking, lost in the taking

So shook up in what I just can't control

When every waking moment is making

It so hard now for me to be, consoled

I am the embodiment of this truth

In the last days, there will be earthquakes

And why I can't shake off this shaking

There is no stop n take a break, anymore

If you're shaken up watching me trembling

Don't stop to stare if you're feeling unmoved

The wending of PD is not a straight path

But, if you stand still, know I will be, moved

Don't tell me I have Parkinson's Disease

Cause I know, it reminds me every day

In hindsight, I could never envision

That life would dare treat anyone this way

Even with all my will, I can't stand still

Watching my unforgiving hand waver

I am never ever at a standstill

So, won't someone please be, be my saviour

© 2020 John Osinga. All rights reserved. St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.

Revised 2026.