Just relapsing
Today I have no legs; I have been cut off,
they will not answer any call,
in fact, I think that they are not there at all.
I can see them but they can’t see me
they are as solid as the branches
of an old oak tree.
Two nursemaid dogs are sleeping on my bed
they cannot talk but I know the words
they would have said.
“We would lick you better if we could
but today your legs are made of wood,
besides we could not lick for very long
in case of splinters on our tongue.”
“So until you can connect again
your worn out axons free from pain
better let them rest and give a sigh
and like sleeping dogs, just let them lie.”
Sally James
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