2022 Poem Twelve

Vows (will insert a number later when I can count how many vows I have written)   From now until our obituary we will have each other. In sickeness and in health, tied together as one. I will rest when we are tired. Even if…

I wish I was a good disabled person

I wish I was a good disabled person that knew how to act and knew his place That I did not see each day as a challenge but rather understood that I should be hidden away After all this time I still have not learned…

Tired, but Triumphant

When sickness strikes, it dominates And all involved it subjugates To worries, sleepless nights, and pain And “When will they get well again?” The only topic this refrain, ’til it abates. When sickness will not go away, And claims its place in every day The…

Freedom, Ltd

Locked in and locked out both at once; So slow, I convinced I’m a dunce In all the social niceties. Some friends help, other like to tease the encumbrance. Locked in when I can’t leave my bed For the pain in my back, legs, and…