I’ve worked myself up again,
The stress and anger,
The tears I try to blink away.
I huff and puff,
And I hobble onward,
Body contorting as I lean and sway.
It would take no breeze,
To knock me astray.
My foot drags,
While my body lags,
As I try to chase the pain away.
I step forward and cringe back,
But I keep on my way,
My body has already betrayed me enough today.
The clack of my cane echoes,
Loud in the empty hallway.
I can’t stop and rest,
I’d risk staying in place,
And even stagnation can’t stop the pain.
But then I teeter as if on an edge,
Though I can’t help but wonder,
If I’ve already toppled far over the end.
My heart beats
and tears leak,
There will be no relief today.
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