A poetry chapbook about the author's recovery from an injury; the daily frustrations and thoughts in poetry form.
Daily Frustration
The struggle of injury or disease
Makes me fall to my knees
Not under man’s control
And through God’s intimacy
We somehow find the Way
And by knowing Him
We somehow get better
And although outdoor activities
Are missing and thwarted
Life has become jolted
Daily frustration
But I am waiting on God
For a miracle healing
And returning to church
And continue kneeling
With a crutch by my side
Everybody is looking at me
And some try to hide
But they are opening doors for me
The pretty women
Smile at me
So much attention with a crutch
A lot of attention
Very much
Limping
Limping along
And I sing a song
Doing O.K. today
But not in a cage
And without any rage
A temporary injury
A temporary disability
A temporary stupidity
Maybe the injury
Could have been avoided
But what is—
IS
Wish to get well fast
And I enjoy a coffee blast
The caterpillars scurry
A long cold year
Arthritis in my bones
Like humid stones
I just wonder how
The dinosaurs survived
And the birds are chirping
And the Pit Bulls are burping
A summer’s day and
I am still limping
Peering outdoors
Kind of hiding indoors
With an outdoor mind
Of dogs
And I am cutting back
On outdoor activities