the traveler

the spirit soars

I am a prisoner in my own bed
I feel nothing below my head
My heart beats strong...be it fast or slow
the future's bleak; nowhere to go

I cannot move... I've no control.
I am intact, but I’m not whole
I cannot take a single breath... 
this damn machine keeps me from death.

they feed me through these tubes you see...
glucose through this damned IV
I cannot smile...I cannot speak
S--t in a bag...can’t take a leak

tubes bring things in; take other things out
I can’t object...can’t even pout
They really, really don’t need me.
I could check OUT and I’d still pee

The only things that I can do
are see and blink and think things through...
all the rest is done for me
I lay and stare here...endlessly

the days, the years, and seasons….all
I watch them pass upon my wall
I’m in a room I’ve seldom seen
'cept when they roll me...make me clean

my visitors all watch me fade...
they’re fewer now... “Goodbye” they’ve bade
they’ve left me here...wait for the news...
obituary….rave reviews...

I am imprisoned in my bed
I have no feeling below my head
I weep my tears...I’d take my life
if useless hands could hold a knife

The only pastime I can do
is dream my dreams and travel to
all the places I'd rather be
see all those things I’ll never see

I’ll see the wonders of the world
And flags of countries wave, unfurled
I’ll visit Paris...the Louvre, I’ll see
Eiffel Tower, Champs- Elysees

See London’s “Eye” and then Big Ben
Sahara Desert sands and then
off to China…walk The Great Wall
I'll tour the Kremlin…walking tall

I’ll see the world from a balloon
I can’t sleep now...It’s way too soon
to come back from my reverie
back to my prison….blank walls see.

I’ll summit Everest….plant my flag
“I claim this hill!” (I hate to brag)
Unlike others, I’m special bred...
I'll do what they did….from my bed

I’m tired now; my room grows dim
My conscious fades…my options slim
If I’m not blessed and wake up...then
I’ll venture out…travel again

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Oh, I thought this was so well done...these lines are quite inspirational...

I’ll summit Everest….plant my flag
“I claim this hill!” (I hate to brag)
Unlike others, I’m special bred...
I'll do what they did….from my bed

A truly wonderful piece of writing and I love the message...

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I’ll summit Everest….plant my flag
“I claim this hill!” (I hate to brag)
Unlike others, I’m special bred...
I did what they did….from my bed


I love these lines here.
I love this write here, This is amazing