Little Corners

The journey of Stroke recovery.

A wheelchair for so long, 

tottering steps, 

a tottering balance,

months, a year ....

a strength, a balance. 

Little steps, little steps 

lap after lap, counting, 

good days and bad.

 

The marathon of Stroke,

a journey long, but 

  a life slowly returning,

little corners gaining ....

Transfer by transfer 

  by the day,

with, without 'legs'

 

Frustration, a restlessness,

a wanting to go, 

but corners, CORNERS.

Transfers, transfers, 

core, core, lock it in.

 

Walking, walking, walking 

more laps, laps, laps,

jigsaw pieces falling,

little corners turning,

good days, good days.

 

'I walked before 

  I'll do it again. '

Everyday, my job 

  to get me going. 

Everyday, my memory 

  coming back, coming back, 

my words, handwriting. 

 

Achievements rushing,

little by little, 

slow by slow

  little corners 

  closer together.

 

Positive self talk,

new strengths realised,

a walk not as I wished, but 

  still an endurance gained.

 

The journey to,

so many people,  

deeper understandings, 

reflections within;

understanding need 

  and dependency.