Category Archives: Spasms

Blissful Pain

Last night in bed my body was making it’s own music. I lay there, feeling my legs throb to their own beat and my feet would respond. The pain would flare up in my feet like fire and, though painful, … Continue reading

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Glass Slippers

I wonder if I have glass on the soles of my feet. I look at them, run my hands along the bottom; my feet feel normal. They feel alright, the skin of my feet rough from walking and day to … Continue reading

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Thinking a Tune

Sharp pains are climbing up my legs like vines. I can’t lift my feet properly today, it seems. Every time I go to take a step, I trip over my own feet. I try to remember what the therapist used … Continue reading

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Embarassing City

Today, while shopping, I had to sit for a moment. I had just finished grocery shopping and went to leave the store when I looked at the long flight of stairs that I had to climb up to get out. … Continue reading

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Waiting for Paulsen

This weekend has been a pain in the ass. Literally. I woke Saturday with a sharp pain in my lower back. This pain saw fit to move down to my rear end. It hurt to sit, it hurt to lie … Continue reading

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Growing Wings

I feel like I am growing wings. Surely this is what it must feel like: shoulder muscles moving and shifting under my skin, pulses that push at the skin that holds them back. A deep throb at my shoulder blades … Continue reading

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Cybil

The twin inside me is always active. He seems to want a life of his own.  I wonder, vaguely, if I should give him a name. But I’m a firm believer that if you give something a name, you give … Continue reading

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The Evil Twin

I do actually have a twin. That’s what makes having a twin inside me so interesting; I do not talk to my real twin when my internal twin is all too talkative. He has added to his repertoire. I sat … Continue reading

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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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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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