Reflections
June 26, 2017
Year ago today
Nearly killed in a car crash
Yet I have beat the odds
Here I am today
Still fighting, working toward
Peace, health, happiness
Grateful that I can
Once again talk, move about
But still not normal
Unable to jump
Or run, not that I would try
While at ERC
Might be so much worse
I could have broken my spine
Had a TBI
Or worse, brain damage
Permanently disabled
Like a vegetable
Before coming here
Almost undid the progress
In mobility
All the work I did
in PT and then Tai Chi
To regain movement
What happened to me?
To cause loss of consciousness
Doctors never said
Because of the ED
I do not doubt- the details
Are not important
The fact I survived
Matters more than specifics
Have another chance
Opportunities
World is at my fingertips
Can choose how to live
Just another day
Ironic I can go on
Like nothing occurred
Of course this is false
But perhaps it is a sign
To move on; forward
Okay to let go
Can never forget the day
The events, the pain
Permanently etched
Yet doesn't have to define
The rest of my life
Forever grateful
Not only that I survived
Immediate death
Granted potential
To fully recover health
Despite the setbacks
Can begin again
Work toward recovery
Obtain peace, wellness