i’m thinking of birds
flying into the blue.
sky and waves. not
last night’s takeout
staring at me.
turn the heating
pad even higher.
shift. shift. shift.
watch another murder
mystery. blink.
dozens of prisms
scatter broken light
across striped chairs.
missing another meeting.
dodging another call.
drink more water.
another handful of pills.
swallow the dust.
look out.
four of them.
*48/100: For the next 100 days, I’ll be writing and posting a poem every day.
**All photos are mine, taken with an Olympus E-M1 MarkII and edited with Lightroom Classic
Hmmm. Kinda wondering after this one. Hope everything is okay. Poem is nice, BTW.
I’m just dealing with an injury that’s not going away, a bad hip. It’s gone from “this hurts a lot” to “I can’t move at all.” I’ve never had this much pain. Dealing with doctor’s and getting help, but writing through such big pain has been hard. How’s your injuries? Are you still on a trip? Hope you are healing well.
When I wrote my comment, yes, I was just ending my trip to WA & OR. But I’m home now. I’m really sorry for your pain, particularly at your much younger age (than me). I have many friends (more than 3) who have hip and lower back issues. Despite mine , they’re intermittent, so I know of that pain but not as a chronic thing. I’m adding you to my prayer list. That’s just a really crummy thing you’re going through and I how you come out (mostly) pain-free on the other side. And me? I’m feeling a lot of arm pain here and there but I’m healing better than I think my orthopedist expected.
Thank you for adding me to your prayers. I do feel like I’m too young to deal with this much pain, but also, I’ve birthed three big kids, used to train horses, and I was a runner. So…I’ve really put my hip through it and lived hard. Eventually I’ll get a new hip, for now, I’m hoping the PT and injections help make life easier. I’ve still got so much to do!
Beautiful photo, and intriguing poetry to go with it.
I’m so glad you like both. Thank you!
Bridgette, I think sometimes simply looking up and noticing four birds is enough to remind us that the world is still larger than the pain we are carrying <3
~David
Exactly! It’s so easy to be stuck in what’s hard right this moment we forget all the things that are beautiful right beside us. Thank you.
🤗
Sending {{{HUGS}}}, Bridgette 💖
I’ll take them and send one back to you. Thank you.
Bridgette as usual you give us a thought provoking poem. Our lives are more important than the baggage society expects us to carry everything is here for us to enjoy. Like the words of Wordsworth, with our busy lives, we have no time to stop and stare.😊 Regards to your family
You are always so kind and generous with your comments. Thank you! Regards to your family as well.