Book of Past Challenges

Bingo #2 Trapped

Trapped

Confined within the hemisphere dispensed
A stroke while forming in her mother's womb.
A damaged global center, commander's room
to signal body parts to function hence.
The intellect and empathy are held
within its mass to compliment her life
Her brain was halved as if cut by a knife.
The living side stepped up and excelled.
Born paralyzed, her right side a dead fish,
unknowns, her speech, her thoughts and so much more.
Yet her stubborn courage deigned to score,
she fell and failed and tried again. Her wish
to walk and talk and be like other kids
made real, her body does what she will bid.
                              ~~Judi Van Gorder 7-22-19

Haiku

post knee surgery
blood and drugs drip through IV
bed confinement
~~jvg


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Poetry Bingo Card began in a book but the challenge fizzled and I only wrote 3 poems. I am switching them to this Book to concerve book count space.
#2. Originally my Bingo card designated haiku as the verse form. A year later, checking back it says "sonnet" as the verse form. Consequently, I've written both forms.
Prompt: Confinement
Verse Form: Bowlesian Sonnet
Verse Form: Haiku