I feel I am no longer whole
Just a shadow of myself
Broken and worthless
Pieces that are jammed together
But don’t really fit
Like a jigsaw puzzle gone wrong
My body is defying me
And it seems out of control
Every day something new
And it is maddening
Frightening
And sad
A new doctor ahead
A little bit of hope
Maybe a new treatment
Maybe a little bit of me returns
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – whole
Leigha Robbins 