Chapter 24 - Worth Keeping

 
I am dormant.

I lay torpid,
And feel only the gentle warmth
A blaze alive in my heart
I feel my body beat and pulse and breathe,
And I know that I am worth something

I feel a flare of emotion
And deaden it immediately
I keep it steady,
One constant straight line
Numb until I am ready
Dead until I am alive

I am only the beep beep beep of an ECG,
The drip of an IV,
The cries of the medics
"Clear!"

I am the fizzle of electricity running through my veins
Pumping lightning into my heart
Tingling in my fingertips

I awaken,
And I lie dormant
I slumber on and off,
Confusing dreams split into horror at my expense
As I twist and turn

But, all the same,
I feel my body pulse and beat and breathe
And I know that I am worth something.

Something worth keeping.
 
 
  

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