| THE WHEELCHAIR..PG 1 NOT SURE JUST WHERE THIS CAME FROM....I WOKE UP ONE MORNING WITH IT IN MY HEAD......ENJOY !! |
THE WHEELCHAIR I am no spring chicken I am not young or strong So a listing of my aches and pains Could last the whole day long! One cold and blustery winters day Earlier this past year I headed for a department store With my arthritis in high gear I complained and griped and grumbled Straight through till the afternoon When a completely chance encounter Caused me to change my tune While strolling up and down the aisles I heard a laughing child's voice "Let's have a race....I'll beat you!" Then a woman's laugh..."Is that a choice?" I turned the corner and abruptly stopped Just in time to save my toes! As a pink wheelchair came racing past Through the racks of women's clothes! The rider was a tiny girl She couldn't have been more than five Blonde braids and ribbons streaming As she went flying by... Close behind her came a woman Out of breath and way in back... She shook her head, laughing as she said "You need your own race track!" The wheelchair came to a screeching halt... As it reached the aisle's end And the little girl merrily laughed as mom Raised her hands in mock defense! I wandered closer, curious now And the mom soon caught my eye... "It's supposed to roll" she said to me "But she's learned to make it fly!" Uncertainly, I smiled back at her Then gestured towards the chair, Mom shook her head, "The technical term Would stretch from here to there! My daughter's a quadriplegic now Only able to move her head But the doctors say it's a miracle That she did not end up dead!" Then she looked at the dressing room, Saying, "I hate to impose.... But could you possibly stay with her While I try on some clothes?" "I certainly will," I quickly said "And please...just take your time" I approached the chair and tiny girl With questions running through my mind I pushed her to a seating space Near some carts of wrinkled clothes She giggled, "Want to see me go up high?" Then pushed a button with her nose! continued>>> |
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