The Emotional Orphan

Face your wounds and know them – intimately.
Be brave about the incision – it will shrink over time.
But not the scars.

Once the air bladder
held more fluid than a wine cask,
But you are bigger, and draining it was futile.

Removing it is more dangerous than heart surgery.
The good news is you started with two.
Breathe deep.

He said, “the bones we broke healing you,
may cause atrophy-or apathy.
So breathe deep. While you still can.”

“I will be removing the
drainage tubes on Thursday,
You will not like me very much.”

“However,
we do have drugs for that,
Yet you will never forget I was here.”