My Fair Share
Beginning in 2003 I observed 3 years of my life pass me by from my recliner. Unbeknownst to me I had fractured a vertebrae, which upon fracturing shot off bone fragments that lodged in my sciatic nerve root. The pain was excruciating and for years the source of the pain was hidden from all the experts inspite of repeated MRIs, X-rays, tests, medical consultations, etc. I wouldn't wish that pain on my worst enemy, but I learned something from living with the pain. Even pain can be perceived in different ways. I wrote the following poem to express a change in the perception of my pain. "We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails." (Quoted from Bertha Calloway)
Birthing of Angels
My eyes closed
Just long enough
To see it.
My heart opened
Just deep enough
To feel it.
My breath expanded
Just full enough
To take it in and
My spirit stood
Just tall enough
To embrace it.
I am changed
Having had
Experienced
My pain
As that of
The
Birthing of
Angels.
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