Broken Bones

You're up

split second

you're down.

9-1-1

ambulance

hospital

two screws and a plate

a broken ankle's fate.

Rehab

revolving door

bodies

in and out

training

to learn

how

to talk

walk

struggling

to be

normal

again.

Ankle

in boot

feel like Frankenstein

weeks

in another life

another world

until

ankle

can bear some weight.

X-ray shows

hardware

bones patched

eight long weeks

exercises

advice

to all

be careful

where you put

your feet

to prevent

a catastrophic fall.