At Night i Am Free

a story about a little boy in a wheel chair

 

By day

in a wheel chair

but at night I am free

 

At night

as I lay sleeping

my soul is free

I can see myself running and playing

 

I see my self playing ball

as I come up to bat the crowd roars

and I don`t feel the pain anymore

 

I swing the bat

and I hit the ball

I watch as it clears the fence

the crowd is up on there feet

cheering for me

 

As I run the bases

they slap my hand

and I feel no pain

 

But the morning light comes

and I realize it was just a dream

an escape from reality

an adventure for me

 

You see I am crippled

only at night I can be free...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By day

in a wheel chair

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'At Night i Am Free'
wordman,
I see this was an entry into charity anthology contest and it won first place, Congratulations. That is wonderful.My thoughts on your poem: The ability of humanity to hope for more, to imagine beauty and strength where it is lacking was the incredible message here. Your poem reminded me to enjoy and love others more and to have thankfulness in my heart. Your boy in a wheel chair found release from his reality of pain in his dreams and showed courage and the desire to find wholeness.
lovely work and blessings,
kathy

[wordman]

kathy my friend you give great reviews,if you haven`t noticed i have a soft heart

[Kathy Van Kurin]

This was a piece of writing I really liked of yours. Just a little different. You inspire me to not give up. Love that!

[wordman]

never give up,stand tall,be who you was created to be,,thank you

[wordman]

published in the charity anthology 1/5/2019 1`st place in contest

[TeeJae {TJ} Hart]

Very surreal piece of writing I know a young man with cerebral palsy and he often talks about his freedom in his sleep

[wordman]

i have the gift of putting my self in ones place,i can feel the emotion that they feel,then i put it to words
thank you again

[TeeJae {TJ} Hart]

definately is a gift

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Hi Ron :) a very touching write you have here. A dream is only real as long as you're asleep...and "reality? Only real as long as you're awake. Parallel worlds...

[wordman]

lynn,you are so smart !never thought about it.thank you

[Cherrie Palmer]

Now that is a glass half full kind of a poem. That poem could be a backdrop to a small adventure.

[wordman]

thank you for the visit !

[Chris Burns]

Beautiful my friend, very well written! 👌🏾

[wordman]

thank you chris for the review

[M. Black]

Dreaming is the only true freedom. Your writing is so thought pro

[M. Black]

my keyboard cut out. Thought provoking and inspiring. :)

[wordman]

thank you very much,having trouble with my keyboard as well

[Jane Taylor Hardy]

WOW....wonderful ink! Really places one right in the shoes of someone who is disabled. And I didn't feel like doing one of my favorite things today - running. Told myself it was too hot. Reading a poem like this makes me think twice about never making excuses to exercise. I am so grateful that I have legs to run free. This poem makes me more so.

[wordman]

thank you very much,i can put my self in others shoes to write about them
we take a lot for granted in life,but if you ran you wouldn`t have read all these poems
and make me smile like a billy goat eating saw briars lol