scoliosis
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Crooked Spine
What does it mean when
One has a crooked spine
Besides feeling a decline
On my emotional insight
A girl briefly met Death after
Hissing for twelve years and
Death was prompt and eager.
The container of her life
Turned against her.
Throughout the strains, pulls, pinches
Pains and cringes,
I live through it.
Alarm rings.
Right leg over left,
“scoliosis” a word i’d never thought i’d hear
conclusions dusted themselves off from the back of my head
it felt as if my body betrayed me, off course it veered
Hurry get me out of this pain Why can I not move at all? For one moment, paralasis ran through my brain.
A blessed curse
"It could be worse."
Stupid things I've always heard.
Don't say a word.
I know my life isn't the worst tragedy there is
I scream that from the top of my terrace.
Everyone says sorry,
Comfortable in your own skin
Perfect the way you are
You define your beauty
What happens when this becomes a lie
Doctors list imperfections
When you’re told you need to be fixed
I once had a twisted spine,
But my curved back is now aligned.
With bolted screws and titanium rods,
I was lucky enough to beat the odds.
I went through not 1, but 2 surgeries.
