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WHEN MY LEGS REFUSE TO HOLD ME AND CARRY ME ALONG

STRUGGLES

By Joye C LangePublished 3 years ago 1 min read
WHEN MY LEGS REFUSE TO HOLD ME AND CARRY ME ALONG
Photo by Oxana Melis on Unsplash

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

performance poetry

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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