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The Calm After the Calm After the Storm & The Body That Cried Wolf
the calm after the calm . . . I think it is misleading how the calm after the storm is depicted as a time of relief and sunshine and happiness — images of people frolicking in the new sunshine, walking … Continue reading
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“Holy crap on a cracker!”
To borrow a favorite quote from The Big Bang Theory, that is the most appropriate response I can think of to this week. Takoda was bitten by a copperhead snake. I got diagnosed with blood clots in my leg, which … Continue reading
Song of the Day
but tomorrow is a new day, so hear it, feel it, then let it go . . . . http://www.metrolyrics.com/one-of-those-days-lyrics-joy-williams.html
Savage Beast Afternoon
Worked upworked overpent uppatience overscreaming insidesavage frustrationbrings me back to savage natureBubblingbrewingagony escapingmusic catches me just in timerage rollingin beat to rythmssaving me from myselfswaysingrockrollno one watchinglet it gorock and thrash aboutlet it outradio therapydomesticatingraging pain
Senseless Over-sensory Sensation
As a dancer and athlete, I grew accustomed to pain very quickly. I auditioned on torn ligaments. Climbed Mt. Washington with a torn rotator cup. Walked on a fractured ankle bone. Finished a triathlon after getting my nose smashed in … Continue reading
Sneak Attacks
Tonight instead of Takoda laying watch over me and my pain, I’m standing vigil over him and hoping for the best. After I shut off the work laptop, we went on our customary afternoon walk/run. We hadn’t been through the … Continue reading
Faithful Friend
I bend my head To greet him Nose nuzzling nose Forehead to forehead Fur soft Beneath weary hands In quiet Gratitude For being there Despite how much My pain must Scare him
Boogeyman Meets the Warrior Woman
(warning, this entry is somewhat graphic, and some people may find it to be TMI. If you are not sure you want to know too much about my physical experiences, please wait for my next post.) Last night I was … Continue reading
Torn
Want to write, but need to sleep. Want to have done more today, but realize it’s too late. Want to feel better, but somehow that is no longer in my control. Want to focus on the good things I have … Continue reading
Land Mines in the Zen Mind
The past few days I have had a workable but ever present and tiring pain, and although it has been affecting me head to toe, it has been focusing its energy on my head. I can’t scratch even lightly the … Continue reading
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