Leave Me Alone

It's Tuesday morning.  2:20am to be exact and I can't get back to sleep.  No matter how hard I try, going back to sleep is futile.  Fifteen minutes later a huge burst of pain erupts on the right side of my head and lasts for about 20 seconds.  This will be the first of many that will happen throughout the day.  This is how my day starts. The inner workings of my body working against me. Betraying me.  Robbing me of a day spent without pain and discomfort.  Robbing me of normalcy.  I can't give in to it.  I just can't.  If I do, it wins and I lose.  How can I stand up to this enemy that lurks in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to strike when I least expect it?  Always watching me.  Always studying me. Why won't it leave me alone?