Where Are You?
What happened to the girl who hung upside down on the monkey bars while wearing AFOs? What happened to the girl who laughed every time she fell down? I know that girl is in there somewhere She may have been buried by pain As she faced setback after setback And too many changes to count But today is a new season I am not there anymore Where is that firecracker? Where is that sassy girl? Don't hide anymore. I need you. I need my whole self, not just pieces. _______________________________________________ Lately, I've had to fight to keep my joy As I was walking, my body felt like it was being pulled in a million directions Every step, left right. Left right. The only way I can describe it is I felt like a puppet on a string Each time I took a step, I had to fight my body to get it to go where I wanted it to go SLOW PROGRESS IS PROGRESS, MADISON! I'm writing this to remember today. I'm reminding myself, "Tough times don't last. Tough