Sometimes you need to fall-
break a piece of yourself,
just to regain feeling throughout the other limbs.
Sometimes you need to collapse-
come face to face with the pitiless earth,
find yourself struggle to stand
and embrace the challenge to breathe.
Because that feeling, of oxygen pumping
back into your muscles,
the rush of blood to the head,
and the bruises left on your shins
are all a reminder
that you can survive it all.
9/19/05
2 comments:
I'm picturing you as a barrister, who asks the court's permission, to read a poem.
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