This Body of Mine

There are times I feel trapped

Trapped by this body of mine

That doesn’t work as it should

A brain damaged

By a premature birth

Weeks spent in a glass cage

Without even the warmth

The warmth of my mother

There are days I long to be free

To fly away from my life

Longing to know the feeling

That only freedom brings

These chains wrapped around me

That bound me to the earth

Every movement is an effort

A challenge to be faced

Finding an inner strength

Just to make it through the day

And does anyone really understand?

The effort it takes to stand

Life is a struggle

A fight until the end

Not letting my body win

But I’m no boxer in the ring

I can’t do this on my own

I don’t want to be alone

I need reasons to keep fighting

Keeping the wheelchair at bay

Not wanting the easy path

But there are times

I feel like giving in

Letting my disability win