The Lumbar Spine

The Spine   8/ 20 /16

I do not recommend it - 

Surgery of the spine

Of any kind,

Unless it is absolutely necessary.

Not fun, not a sport.

Nothing of the sort, 

We put it off for a year, 

Or more,

Dr. Matusz and I,

Until I could barely walk.

And then -  

After the event,

(I wasn’t even there)

The hospital stay 

(Oh, yes.. I was certainly there)

 The recovery - 

(I remember being there.)-

I could walk!  Miles! 

Even run for the bus

And so I did want to thank him,

For this new life

But he said,

Instead of that usual Thank -You Letter-

Draw me a sketch

Of the lumbar posterior     

So -

Here is the lumbar spine 

And a few things it does.

It bends you in half, you know, 

Let’s you touch your toe.

It does not twist - 

That is the  job of the thoracic -                

And it does not nod -

The cervical takes care of
The noggin.

The surgery and its aftermath,  

May not have been fun,

But a gift to the Doc

Was a hard-won ton of …..

A Hell of a lot of …

…Fun