WHEN MY LEGS REFUSE TO HOLD ME AND CARRY ME ALONG
STRUGGLES
THE PAIN IS SO SEVERE
MY LEGS CAN'T HOLD ME UP
IT SEEMS LIKE A NIGHTMARE
EVERY DAY I LIVE
IT IS SO DIFFICULT FOR MY LEGS
TO CARRY ME ALONG
I USE A WALKER
SOMETIMES A CANE
I EVEN STARTED USING A WHEELCHAIR
JUST TO ELIVIEATE THE PAIN
MUSCLES AND BONES ARE SO WEAK
AND FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO BREAK
THE STRUGGLE EACH DAY
THERE MUST BE AN EASIER WAY
I REST SOME TIMES
I READ AND WRITE
TAKE STEPS AS BEST I CAN
ONE STEP HIGHER
AND THE DAY GOES BY
I WANT TO CRY
BUT MY INNERMOST BEING SAYS FIGHT
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
SO I WILL TRY MY BEST
TO MAKE EACH DAY COUNT
AND SMILE EACH MILE ALONG THE WAY
About the Creator
Joye C Lange
I AM SEVENTY -ONE YEARS OLD, AND LIVE IN OHIO. MY LIFE EXPERIENCES GIVE ME
GREAT JOY TO EXPRESS MYSELF IN PROSE. IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES WRITING IS
AN INSTRUMENT OF EXPRESSION THAT HELPS HUMANITY.


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