Hey everyone.
While I'm not back yet I'm throwing in an update. My surgery went well. I'm in so much pain! But hopefully the end result will be worth it. I'm fused from my shoulder blades to my tailbone. It feels about like I thought that it would. Not being able to wipe myself without a special tool is a bit disheartening. But I'll adapt.
Another shout out to Mason. He kept his word to try to include me in things. And even though I didn't participate in the fusion poems, I did appreciate the invitation. Our second battle is coming soon. And I look forward to my upcoming second loss...
I ask for everyone's opinion... I'm changing my profile picture soon. Should the new one be an X-ray of my back post surgery from the side, an X-ray of my back post surgery from the back, or a picture of my back taken last night during the wound check with the outer bandages removed?
Please let me know. Thank you for actually caring everyone.
The winner is the picture of my back scar during first wound check with outer bandages removed!
By Chad Carlson
Downward spiral
I'm sinking ever deeper
Trying to climb out
But the walls are getting steeper
Stuck in this rut
In my mind's eye created
Should've gotten out sooner
But I just procrastinated
I see the light at the top
Getting ever smaller
The dimness all around me
Growing ever darker
My handholds are failing
As I start sliding faster
No idea where the ground is
I'm flirting with disaster
Then I hear the voices
Fear grips me like a vice
They're calling out my name
They tell me to pay the price
Then my grip gives way
And the freefall takes control
Only a matter of time now
Before the ground will take it's toll
Not much longer now
I start to hear their laughter
Drowning out all the other sounds
Because it's my death they're after
But it's only me that's laughing
As I finally realize
That I'm standing by a mirror
Staring into my own eyes
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Author:
Chad Carlson (
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- Comment from author about the poem: This is part one of two. Stay tuned for part 2 coming very soon.
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