Poems to Honor our Myelin

Since joining Twitter as @MRF_Justine earlier this year, I’ve been challenging all my new followers to write a poem about myelin in 140 characters or less (Twitter’s format.)

I’m amazed to see the creations people have come up with. @MSInCT created cool graphics for some of these poems. Thank you for all your contributions and for helping us spread awareness and knowledge about myelin.

Read them and pass them along to others via Facebook, IM messages, Tweets etc.

Please also contribute a poem in the comment section below. The top poems will win a limited edition MRF Scientists Rock T-shirt as judged by MRF Staff by Wednesday, November 11th.

Here are a handful of myelin poems submitted via Twitter:

@klincos:

Thru barriers of blood to brain

White cells do deftly reign;

MS breaks the Myelin down

While its victims look for hope regained.

@clementlawyer:

My life is just information,
Protected by a myelin sheath,
Stored in associations,
And running very deep.

So don’t question the need
if my myelin needs repair,
and hurry forth with speed
to provide my axons with care!

@crgonzalez:

Scientific chill
Elusive nerve coat
MRF cure near

@ShawnLD8:

Myelin sheaths my nerves

Axons fire at speed of light

Protect me from ME.

@adistas:

Beautiful myelin

Protecting and pure in white

My sheath of safety

Tags: @adistas, @clementlawyer, @crgonzalez, @klincos, @MSinCT, @ShawnLD8, haiku, myelin, poem, poetry, Shawn Dow, twitter

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