Haiku Happenings #5

Goodbye hard blue cast

Hello magical CAM boot

To walk with both feet

Poetry playing #2: Weak

Every day, I fight back tears
Why didn't I hold on longer
Why did I let go, falling
Every day, I question myself

A non-haiku haiku

6-8-6 (vs. 5-7-5)

At once independent. 

Free and able. Now dependent. 

Imprisoned by my leg.

Inner Artist #2

Channeling my inner artist and passing time with some coloring fun. I call this piece Grumpy Lichtenstein.

Free Write #4: Living life like a cat...

Life through Chloe's eyes

Like my cat... I sit. The couch. The bed. The kitchen chair. The patio lounge. The toilet.

Like my cat... I stare. Outside. My iPhone. My iPad. At the TV. At my elevated foot.

Like my cat... I sleep. No reason to get up. Afternoon naps. Dozing off at any time.

Like my cat... I do not shower. Water scares me. Fearful to get my cast wet. 

Like my cat... I do not serve myself. My parents serve me. They feed me. The clean up after me.

Like my cat... I do not leave the house. Confined to the indoors. Only allowed out for the doctors.

Poetry playing #1: Wishful Reminiscing

It's the simple things I miss 

Walking the streets of NY 

Strolling the neighborhood blocks 

My beloved Brooklyn 

It's the simple things I yearn 

Sunday brunch with my friends 

Evening dining al fresco 

Coffee on Vanderbilt 

It's the simple things I long 

Happy hour drinks outside 

Boutique shopping on weekends 

Sitting on my rooftop 

It's the simple things...

Free Write #3: I am strong

I will run again. 

5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons.

Prospect Park, West Side Highway, and beyond. 

I will bike again. 

On the road and in the classroom.

Rockaways, Coney, and beyond.

I will ski again. 

Green circles to black diamonds. 

Northeast, out west, and beyond.

Not so sure I'll climb again...