So I Slow
Some pain
(such as youth yearning thwarted
love betrayed
dreams dashed etc)
is all emotion. But other pain
such as this hard lump on me
tangled up in muscles and motion
is all reality- sharp smart
cringe crippling
no matter what
so I slow...
slow to savor
today
coffee. egrets.
rain on the creek.
yesterday's walk outside
with summer wind.
So I slow, hoping
I'll wake after surgery
and my heart will be strong enough
to take me through old age
or at least another year.
poem copyright ©2023 Anne Selden Annab
