hope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a year ago,

a flash of light,

a broken crash,

 

glass shattering,

splintering,

abrasive and gritty,

underfoot, underpalm.

 

 

 

 

wisps of time,

pass by in slow motion,

casts and grafts,

blood and morphine,

splints and skin,

combining to make me whole

again.

 

 

a year ago today,

they said i'd never walk,

claimed i'd never smile,

never think...

 

impossible they murmered quietly,

to my family, my friends,

while i lay behind closed doors,

fighting the whole way.

 

 

 

 

 

now,

they draped me in light blue,

urged me on with their grins,

and nudged me on to the stage,

up to the mic.

 

and i'm

the color of hope,

in the spotlight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

i'm the color of impossible.

honestly, honesty's all i ask for.

Reviews

[Scallywagg]

Very clever (to me) as there are no unnecessary words, just the pure facts in an almost abstract form, which do tie together nicely.
Tidy package, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Clever end which ties in nicely to the start (flash of light, a negative opposing the positive, spotlight) Thank you

[theunionisloud]

Polished words, raw intentions. Looks like you hit the jackpot.