
re – mind me
re- member me in OA
re-member me in AA
re- member me in Christ Church
re-member me in my HOA
re-member me at my grocer
re- member me at the Senior Center
re-member me in the Poland Family
over and over, I belong.
Nana reigns!
Jeanne Poland's Poetry Blog
01 Sep 2020 Leave a comment
by jeannepoland in Poetry, re-member Tags: at the senior center, atmy grocer, I bolong, in Christ Church, in my HOA, in OA, in the Poland Family, inAA, Nana reigns!, over and over, re-member, re-mind me

re – mind me
re- member me in OA
re-member me in AA
re- member me in Christ Church
re-member me in my HOA
re-member me at my grocer
re- member me at the Senior Center
re-member me in the Poland Family
over and over, I belong.
Nana reigns!
06 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
by jeannepoland in Sounds of Silence 2 Tags: bend to change, crept into my foot bones, disenherited, Don watches Jeanne Recover, go potty, honor gravity, illustration by Sevada Gregoryan, like tassels, listen to them scream, ouch, over and over, patient patient, Ping, pins remain for 6 weeks, point them forward, Rehab stepped in, Sounds of Silence 2, stretch to match, swivel, time to mend, unwound to go potty
Don Watches Jeanne Recover
It’s August and I crept into my foot bones to point them forward.
The tendons had to stretch to match. Had to listen to them scream.
Tissue let go.Unwound from ligaments like tassels, disinherited.
Rehab stepped into my home to point me forward. I became nurse, nutritionist, therapist, patient patient. Rolled on a walker, stairways with a cane, ice packs, foot elevated higher than heart. Unwound to go potty, cook, clean, eat, drink, go potty. Sanitize air, floors, counters, furniture. Go potty, wash and keep foot dry. Go potty.
Pointed my foot forward. Stitches removed. Pins remain for 6 weeks. No breaking. Walk only on heel! To potty.
Treat rash, keep blood thin, schedule meds, supplements, hydrate, go potty.
No driving ’til pins are removed. Go potty using heel only. Pointed pins pierce linens, dressing, socks, carpet, and furniture. Ping! Ping! Swivel! Ouch!
Take time to mend, bend to change, point forward. Balance with gravity. The toilet honors gravity and centers me when I go potty, over and over and over.