Fracture
...You’re taking a stroll (more like speed walking) down the street,
And if you’re anything like me,
You’ll most likely trip on thin air
And bam, you’ve fractured your leg
(No, I’n not an anorex...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, bereavement, best friend, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
Time Kicked Me In the Back
...Time took a running start and kicked me in the back
Breaking my C-2 Vertebrae. No biggie.
I have had worse. I take a swig on my cig.
Neck brace? Sure. Why not?
Time slams a Chevy into the back ...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, age,
Form: Free verse
Honeybees Shed Tears
...We endeavor vigorously from dull dawn to dusk,
As we fly from bloom to sprout in quest of nectar,
Men stand to amass by swapping honey for bulk,
The hive will be mostly empty and left ...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, analogy, appreciation, beautiful, deep,
Form: Rhyme
No Bones About It
...My bones are old, so I’ve been told;
It’s osteoporosis.
Accepting that if I go splat
I’m done – that’s the prognosis.
So when it’s cold, I’m not so bold
To walk if streets are icy.
One little...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, age,
Form: Rhyme
Jesus Came To Get Her
...Granny had osteoporosis
Her bones were brittle
They broke without her even
Falling down or touching something
She was always the one
Taking care of her family
Alive with encouragement
And wi...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, christian, death, grandmother,
Form: Free verse
One Leads To Another
...My bone crumbles
Osteoporosis to blame
if bones should crumble then I'll take tumbles
and life won’t be the same
eating calcium rich cheese, so Doc will be pleased
Sti...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, food, health, how i
Form: Rhyme
An Artists Inner-Demons
...Neurosis imposes osteoporosis through Ouroboros like locusts
Focus is broken so just blitz like Germans in Poland
Anxiety lies to me and starts fighting me in 451 degrees
Mind exploding like Boein...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, allegory, crazy, feelings, history,
Form: Lyric
Age Is More Than a Number
...A septuaginarian?! -- He doesn't look a day over 45
~ But he's wracked with pain
He hasn't changed a bit since we were in college
~ So what? His feet are on fire 24/7
Look! He has a ...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, age, pain,
Form: Free verse
I Am Elderly and This Is How Does America Treats Me---
...I AM ELDERLY AND THIS IS HOW DOES AMERICA TREATS ME---
I AM...
Elderly;
And how does, How does America?
Feel, this is real, how they treat me;
Treats me!
75 million devalued and hidden;
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Categories:
osteoporosis, allusion, community, conflict, confusion,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Joe's Struggle
...Here comes Joe. He is hard to look at. The poor man cannot lift his head. Joe suffers from Parkinson’s disease, severe osteoporosis, eczema and cataracts. Joe shakes and drools. He cannot walk and he...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, faith,
Form: Prose
Still Haven'T Learnt the Elder's Concerns
...{This "Free Verse" entry Received HONORABLE MENTIONS
IN THE Intergenerational Poetry to Bridge the Generation
Contest UNO Elders & Youth track" 2017
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Categories:
osteoporosis, america, analogy, community, dedication,
Form: Free verse
Being Human
...Osteoporosis, spinal stenosis
halitosis, that's the grossest
Hemorrhoids, hypo hyper thyroids
gallbladder removal will leave a void
Arthritis, pyelonephritis, gingivitis
we will survive in spi...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, health, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Boneless
...Kept in a bowl
Muscles attached to skin
With minimal control
We move a bit if we swim
It's important we keep our organs in line
Lungs, heart and intestines
Once I. Had an ovary move out of pl...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, appreciation, body, health, humanity,
Form: Free verse
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
...Betty was petite most of her life,
lately her doc telling her she was
getting even smaller,
due to osteoporosis and
her getting older,
she was shrinking an average of
5 inches every year,
so b...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, humor, silly,
Form: Light Verse
Relationships Between Ethnicity and Health Risks
...Certain diseases seem to be more prevalent in some races than others
So with no other issues in your family health care history
You still may have risk factors for several diseases
Just by belongi...
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Categories:
osteoporosis, care, christian, environment, faith,
Form: Light Verse
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