See saw, see saw
Up, down,
Back and forth
Do I fight and strive
to do what I love to do?
Do I surrender and move on
to find a new passion
that is not so difficult?
Pride resides in determination
Don’t give in.
Peace dwells in acceptance.
This is the new me.
Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category
The New Me
Posted in Poetry on July 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’m Still in Here!
Posted in Poetry on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How much do we become
what others perceive us to be?
Intelligent thoughts are trapped in here.
People wait patiently
trying to understand
I feel handicapped, mentally deficient.
I’m still in here!
Autumn
Posted in Poetry on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first touches of yellow
like highlights in the leaves.
A few gray strands
appearing in my hair.
The leaves proclaiming
a new season.
The gray hairs announcing
a new season of my life.
Both seasons, nature’s and my own,
are welcome.
Letting Go
Posted in Poetry on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Plans being made
Meetings
The job goes on,
But I am gradually stepping back.
Preparing for the transition,
Doing the work,
Fulfilling the responsibilities,
But withdrawing from the passion.
This work I loved
Left to someone else
Plans being made
Meetings
The job goes on,
But I am on a different path.
Live in the moment
Posted in Poetry on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Live in the moment,”
Maria said to me.
In my head I knew what she meant,
but not in my heart.
I had my list to check off-
Jobs to do,
Plans to be made,
Life to be organized.
Then a hiccup, a diagnosis,
an interruption in my plans.
Music sounds sweeter to me now
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Coping
Posted in Poetry on May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tears spring unexpected into my eyes.
They come unexpected
when I try to read aloud.
when I try to sing.
Memories of what I was good at,
Memories of what I enjoyed.
“You are distraught, depressed”
my speech therapist says..
Isn’t it possible to be strong,
Have faith,
And still do the hard work of grieving?
Introduction to my poetry
Posted in Poetry on May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Diagnosis
Primary Progressive Aphasia. ”What is that?” No one has heard of it… no one that I talk to knows anyone who has lost his or her language. “We don’t even notice,” they used to say. “You sound just fine to me.”
But every conversation is an effort. I hear the sentences in my head, but when [...]
