Poem

Free Fall and thoughts it engendered.

by Myra Stephenson

I flew through the air
with the greatest of ease.
Then landed so hard
there was no trapeze.
I hit my left hip
my left elbow, too.
What a ridiculous thing to do!

OHHH! OHHH! GROAN, GROAN
I hurt really bad.
This situation is
really quite sad.
Got to get up on that step
that's nearby.
I'll make it/ I'll make it
I just have to try.
Hmmm; all in one piece
But, oh it hurts so.

Just what did I
I guess I'll soon know.
Here's Barbara to help
Get me up from the stair
To sit there where
she has just put a chair.
Stairs should never
without railings be.
For then there is nothing to grab
don't you see.
I think we'll soon fix
that little matter,
without more ado
or any more chatter.

So, what DID I do? at last
a cat scan did reveal
a fractured pelvis, above
the left leg.
Well, at least that will heal.
So now, in great state
I sit here at home.
Without use of left leg
I surely won't roam.

Last Update: 09/15/96
Web Author: William Stephenson