The patient


No one deserved it less than you,
the bravest heart of women,
working hard for others all your life,
then suddenly struck by supreme unfairness,
reduced by hospitalization
to a patient subject to increasing crisis –
still, your courage is unbroken,
suddenly you are aware of where you are,
the crisis has imported some orientation,
and you are determined more than ever
never to give up.
So triumphs life in constant humiliation
over all that tries in vain to subject her;
stupidity, adversity, attacks, suppression
are just phantoms of a nightmare,
just illusions of a wind more thin than air
that starts you up in anger with imagined challenges
compelling you to shift to higher gear
just to show off to life that you are worthy of it
and that no one and no force or crisis
can in any way reduce it for you,
only make it grander.




Poetry by Christian Lanciai The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2006-11-25 at 14:21

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This is wonderful. The strength of this woman comes out in every word.

og så: Hei:-)
Fra sverige eller? Så gøy! (jättekul! hehe.)
(ja, jeg er fra Norge:-) )
Du skriver utrolig godt! Hvis du skriver på svensk også kan jeg fortelle deg at det finnes en side som heter dikt.no, der du kan legge ut tekster. Det er egentlig en norsk side, men du kan iallefall legge ut dikt på svensk og bli forstått:-) Ta gjerne en tur innom profilen min der også:)

hjertelig hilsen
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2006-11-26