The fog is thick today
both hovering over the lake
and in my head,
rendering me slow-witted,
dull,
fatigued.
Does the lake feel the same?
we all have these days – love the parallels
With brain injury, it is more often than not, I’m afraid.
My brother had a fractured skull after a bike accident and had to learn to walk and talk again – it’s such a challenge
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Shawn Bird is a high school English teacher, poet, and author in the beautiful Shuswap region of British Columbia, Canada. She is a proud member of Rotary and a former Rotary Youth Exchange Student.
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we all have these days – love the parallels
With brain injury, it is more often than not, I’m afraid.
My brother had a fractured skull after a bike accident and had to learn to walk and talk again – it’s such a challenge