I HOPE LIFE WAITS FOR ME

Poem

Sarah Worsley

I hope life waits for me
When I am able
To rejoin in love
And music, 
Friendship
And celebration. 

I hope life waits for me
When I am able
To feel the 
Shock of cold water
While the sun
Warms my skin. 

I hope life waits for me
When I am able
To feel ground underfoot
And the joy of
Mobilisation, 
Of discovery.

I hope life waits for me
While I wait
For research, 
For science, 
For funding, and
For hope. 

I hope life waits for me
While I wait 
For relief from pain, 
From illness, 
From unspoken
Suffering. 

I hope life waits for me
While I wait 
For a body I can
Count on. 
For healing,
So elusive. 

I hope life waits for me
While I wait
For light
After darkness, 
Sound
After silence. 

While kids grow up
And parents age,
And missed occasions
Stab my skin,
I long for life
To wait for me.

❤️ For all suffering from ME/CFS, long covid and chronic illness. ❤️