Wrist
John G. Young, M.D.
I never noticed my wrist
till I cracked my racket
against the wall.
For days I maintained
the pain would go away.
I told myself
it couldn't be broken,
but now I wear a splint.
My wrist no longer flexes
though I can move my fingers.
Last night when I went to bed,
I found no comfortable spot
my shoulders did not fit the pillow,
my neck was sore, my legs ached
nothing was the same.
You can't immobilize one part
without the other’s feeling the pain.