Shannon Murray

UPRIGHT

The old upright
Piano smiles
Years playing
Sweetness
Thirsty to remember
The strain
Starting to show age
As laugh lines
On a grandmother's face
Just as finely tuned

Shannon Murray is a writer and artist living with Secondary Progressive MS. Having left the securities industry four years ago, she resides in Kansas City, Missouri with her two children. In addition to being an MS Advocate and lobbyist, she does work for the Missouri Coalition for Livesaving Cures and the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association.