A Loss of Dignity
What do you feel
If you’re six feet two
And you sit on the porch
While your wife mows the lawn?
What are your thoughts
When you can’t stand up
Without having someone to help?
How does it feel inside
When you try to walk
But you can’t and find
You need your wheelchair?
When you have to have help
To dress and undress,
To put on your coat and mittens?
How demeaning is it
To have someone change
Your underwear
And wash your private parts?
The caregiver’s life isn’t easy,
But she doesn’t suffer every day
With a loss of pride and dignity
Copyright © Barbara Peckham | Year Posted 2021
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