Crawling Out Of A Dark Void
Falls and crawls, my void is screaming
Glares and stares, my eyes are slowly opening
Clangs and chimes of sirens roaring
Help and kindness of paramedics working
Awakening from a scary darkness
Knowing my dreams are disappearing
Ins and outs of doorways slamming
Shrieks and shrills of voices yelling
Highs and lows of painfully recovering
The difficulties of quietly surviving
Awakening to the renewal of dreaming
Beyond the curtains and screenings
Realizing my life is gradually healing
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Photo by Ivor Steven
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I have read your poem a few times now Ivor and sat with your words – it is such a moving, beautiful poem and vivid images. 🙂
Thank you Jo for reading and appreciating my poem about the jumbled recollections of the 2nd stroke I experienced back in December 2018. 🤗🌏