Aurora Magazine 2019

Having a Brain Injury

Jessica Gross

Having a brain injury is strange I woke up with a brain that is not mine The doctors did all they could Everyone says it’s been so long you’re fine I’m not reacting like I should I have a life that I must rearrange Having a brain injury is wrong My friends ask why I go to bed so early I just get so tired That I can’t operate You can accept me as I am surely

If you care about me why show such hate Everyone says that I need to be strong Having a brain injury is hard It makes me uncomfortable when you ask me why I don’t drink And when strangers ask me what’s wrong with my leg I constantly feel like I’m on the brink

Just let me live my life I beg I feel like I’m always on guard Having a brain injury is powerful I’ve learned so much I’m more understanding I have deeper feelings and such I’m much less demanding My world is more colorful What was once bad can change

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