After months
flat on my back
I began
my return
to life
in a nursing home
in a wheel chair
under a shower
with a tender
Muslim aide
aiming the spray
of hot water
onto my head.
The pleasure
was so intense
I saw stars
and shivered
and laughed
and shouted
Al-Hamdu Lillah!
Thanks be to God!
And the aide
lit up
to join
my glee
and whispered
Al-Hamdu Lillah
as he ran
a washcloth
across my chest.
Monday, April 13, 2009
