illness – Poetry & More

Ache

Honestly, I’m not THAT old. My neck is stiff. My back groans. My legs are tired. Skinned dried out from winter blues. My eye lids are heavy. Work coffee! Work! That’s not a hot air balloon. It’s just my head. My sinuses bleed. My eyes are watering. Can’t kill the ringing in my ear! Moan!Continue reading “Ache”

Negative

I can say with the upmost honesty, I’m thrilled at the negativity. ~ Happy you are finally gone. Happy from my body you have been thrown. ~ Bye, bye Covid. You took away my novid. ~ Days I stayed held up in the house. Days I wasn’t quite as a mouse. ~ But you’ve gone.Continue reading “Negative”

Thankful Thursday: 2-15-24

I always have so many things to be grateful for. Don’t always express them publicly like I should. The glory always belongs to God. Today, I’m shouting and dancing (only in my head). Monday, (against my will) was kicked out of the exclusive NOVID Club. Covid kicked down my door. Broke down my defenses andContinue reading “Thankful Thursday: 2-15-24”

Growing Up

Growing up, did you know the difference? Growing up, did you know the forest was coniferous? No matter where you turned with toxic conditions you would get burned? Growing up, what did you know about mental illness? What did you know about all the sickness? This person was an eccentric, maybe. These people you sawContinue reading “Growing Up”