Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow

Disability

has robbed

so much from me-

A face, once smooth 

has furrowed brow, 

and too many lines.

 

Many, many

are the tasks,

that I,

once,

could do.

 

Now,

pain prohibits me,

help,

I'm forced

to ask.

 

As the sand,

in an hourglass

falls,

so my ability

to lend others

a hand.

 

That precious sense

of independence,

gone

and along with it,

my

confidence.

 

Countless hours

of my life,

lost,

to this

beastly pain

and its power.

 

Always,

the affects of disability,

ALL

of its sorrow,

are felt within this heart,

yesterday, today and tomorrow.

 

 

Reviews

[bluessadmood]

oh dear i know pain is too a lot of pains ,i know ,gives you lots of disability,takes lots of integrity ,but please you are human ,we are strong ,we have great will stand up even with lots of pain its good to the soul for i know,never bend to it ,its monstrous i know but its only pain can be killed ,so raise your head high up ,and smile and accept the little that was taken from you ,and go on with your life ,never keep saying oh what oh dear me ,i was that great,this will get you nowhere,i know from your words you can show us how strong you are ,so prove it please,i know you are strong lady from your beautiful poetry ,i told you ,lets dance and fly away to the moon ,to the stars ,yes dear dream with me,i am sure you are a dreamer too

[Coyote Poetry]

The pain of life can slow us down. Need to find new things to keep us active. I have a few cure for pain I use. Old Army beat me up for 15 years. I do the B-6 for my joints and drink the rosemary tea to keep the mind and flow of body alive. Last lines is true. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[BlueDreams]

Great poem :-)

[Amanda]

i understand the pain both emotionally and physically, that you are living with. though i myself live with some pain on a daily basis, i can relate with what you are saying in this piece, because i see my mother live with chronic pain. once vital and very energetic, now she can barely move for one room to another. it saddens me to think that she or others that deal with this on a regular basis, feel that they can no longer fuction properly and have the sorrow that transcends "yesterday, today and tomorrow".

Always,

Amanda

[Pink Poison]

So sad and so powerfully written. I sympathize with your having to live with chronic pain. I don't have it, but when I have something painful like a cold sore, I wonder how people with chronic pain can stand it. I would say that you are very brave to not wallow in your pain, but to express it this way. Kudos on your invincible spirit and on your poem as well!

[Samuel Dickens]

My disability is having half a heart, so it's different than yours, but I fully relate to your words. I used to "lend others a hand" all the time, but now I seldom can. We just have to keep limping along on the rim, doing the best we can, I think.

[BrightEyes]

this breaks my heart - I'm an independent soul - and I can only imagine what this must be like. I've been told many a time - there is no shame in asking for help and I believe that - but I know your independent spirit must cringe each time you are put in that position. Know this; living with a disability does not make you weak; in fact, is a testament to how much stronger you are than the rest of us who might crumble with your burden. Hang on friend; and I wish for you days on end that , if they cannot be painless, at least the pain is but an annoyance and not the mainstay of your days.

*hugs*

laura

[Flow]

You know your poetry is on a real topic that for many they have no idea what it is like to be in pain all the time. If I could I would like to suggest that maybe a journal here would also allow you to reach deeper into you on this subject and maybe others will get an even closer glimpse into that pain of yours. I always sigh after reading your work and that only means that I can feel it inside.