"You're lucky. At least, you don't have some horrible disease." says the ultrasound tech as she squeezes cold gel on my chest. I smile & nod because it's true. And because this is what people say. What they always say. Well-meaning people who judge the broken book by its unblemished cover. The wave of guilt …
Tag: chronic illness
Through Windows
Connected people speak in words I don’t understand;speak of worlds I’ve never visited;tell jokes I don’t get.I watch them through the window. People stand coupled off. They whisper.Hands held; secrets shared; bodies touching;couples embrace.I watch them through the window. Busy people rush by,complaining of their lack of time.They run off to their next place to …
The Phoenix
They were talking in the kitchenwhen she saw them roll their eyes.She had always been the black sheep,so she wasn’t that surprised.They were serious & worldly;she was sheltered & naive.Yet, she had lived a lifetime by the age of 33. She thought, “I have been to Hell & back,the Devil was my sire.But I beat …
Words from the Heart 