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I wake up and I’m in pain, It’s insane
I try to move and it sears through me,
I call out
Are you there?
Dragging myself up
Pushing in pain
Hurt from all sides
Are you there?
Step by step
Slowly moving
Gripping to hold on
Are you there?
In the mirror I look
Another wrinkle
Another gray hair
Are you there?
Trying to get washed
Feeling like I’ve lost
A tear rolls down my cheek
Are you there?
Step by step
Slowly moving
Gripping to hold on
Are you there?
Trying to move down stairs
All old with gray hairs
Pain, pain, pain
Are you there?
In the kitchen, reaching for a bowl
Hurting, searing pain
Feeling so drained
Are you there?
Step by step
Slowly moving
Gripping to hold on
Are you there?
Sitting to eat
Every muscle aches
Feeling cold
Are you there?
Trying to warm
The hearts feeling torn
Aching, aching, aching
Are you there?
Step by step
Slowly moving
Gripping to hold on
Are you there?
Time to nap, so tired
In the chair
Sleep like a blanket falls
Are you there?
Awoke
dehydrated
Confused
Are you there?
Step by step
Slowly moving
Gripping to hold on
Are you there?
Time to eat
No hunger inside
Must eat
Are you there?
Time to climb
Stairs like mountain peaks
Slowly rising
Are you there?
Step by step
Slowly moving
Gripping to hold on
Are you there?
Brushing teeth
Joints hurting
Agonising
Are you there?
Sat on the edge
pyjamas on
Thinking back
Are you there?
Step by step
Slowly moving
Gripping to hold on
Are you there?
I Am,
I never left
Right beside you
I Am here
Written By Robert Marshall 20th November 2020
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