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Author Archives: Jamieson Wolf
Laughing Diamonds
Today, I am a bevy of nerves. My muscles twitch underneath my skin, vibrating within their shell and I wonder if one day they will work themselves free. The weekend was spent in almost total comfort, something that hasn’t happened … Continue reading
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Dreaming of Myself
I had a dream about him last night. He looked like me, this twin, except that he could walk properly. His feet didn’t turn in, his eyes looked straight ahead. He didn’t have Elephant Legs. “How can you be here?” … Continue reading
Traveling by Blood
The twin is active again. The muscles in my legs have been moving and shifting. He seems to be taking up more space, conquering the inside of my body with a brute force. I can feel my legs spasming and … Continue reading
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A Subtle Agony
Today is a subtle agony. The air is damp with coming rain. My muscles seem to be more active during this kind of weather. My body is a forteller of weather; all I have to do is gague how much … Continue reading
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Breathe Deeply
I can feel my fingers today. Having the feeling back in them has been a bit like a revelation of sorts. I keep touching everything, knowing I can feel again. You don’t realise how much you need something until you … Continue reading
Who Would I Be?
I often wonder what I’d be like if I had been born without Cerebral Palsy. It’s an interesting thought. Would I be any different than I am today? I know that I would be able to walk properly, that I … Continue reading
Cowardice
I am counting again. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 My shoulders are getting worse. The pain in the right shoulder has moved down so that I can feel the spasms in my right side. Now the tips of my fingers are numb and the … Continue reading
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Handicaps Are So Annoying
I am hurting all over today. I go to get up for lunch and a sharp, excruciating pain shoots up my leg. My right foot is in agony; every time I take a step a whimper escapes my lips even … Continue reading
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Tingle Jingle
I’m still having trouble feeling the fingers on my right hand. They’re better than they were last week; I’m no longer finger painting, but instead can feel tingls, needles in my hands instead of where they normally are in my … Continue reading
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Can You Feel the Vibrations?
Today my legs are singing to me. I picture them like saws, being bent and hit to create music that is oddly pleasing to the ear. I can’t stand today; I’m at the water cooler and I can feel them … Continue reading
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