Members' Forum
We will be publishing articles, poems and drawings from members and their families to give the community insight into their lives.
I. ACCEPTANCEby Linda MartinsonI get so frustrated when I want to work and I can't because my body fails me. I grieve for the energy I used to have, for the days when I would erupt out of bed, ready to go.  Lost times. Lost life. I miss the spontaneity of good health. when I could do simple things, like go for a drive, or dance, 
without having to consider the tollon my body. I miss the fun. Still... I can't let the past rule my today. So I will recognize my grief, roll around in it, and mourn my loss as I would the death of a beloved child. For only then can I get beyond it. The music is different now. But it's still there. |
II. METAMORPHOSISby Linda Martinson
Am I a butterfly, finally released
from the cocoon of prosaic existence?
It's hard to believe.
and yet, the woman I am today.
why... I welcome her!
She's deep;
she has grown;
she has learned to listen.
This pain, while no blessing,
may yet be God's road to enlightenment.
I am wiser, and stronger
than that bustling former me.
Inner Spirit, Higher Power;
call it what you will...
When the pain ebbs,
hold yourself close,
and listen.
Linda Martinson lives in Washington state, is a pain educator, who has appeared on national television and radio. She is the author of "Poetry of Pain" which gives inspiration & hope for chronic pain sufferers, Publisher, Simply Books. To order her book she can be reached at: lindamartinson@simplybookspublishing.com. |
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