Big Cry Baby

I sit, fresh tears sting my eyes

The bandage is off my foot

I try not to look, not to faint

Like I did last time. I want to be

Brave but I feel myself revert. 

Doctor will be in soon..he might

Take out the stitches or the rod

Going through my second toe

I think it's better not to know.

X-rays show the broken bones,

Joints removed and I see the cut flesh.

My big toe is straight, I'll concentrate

On the good..a mantra..my big toe
Is straight.I'll ask for help, ask why
The pain pills stop at my ankles.

I want a foot pain killer.

I thought this would be a piece

Of cake, I had bilateral knee surgery

For Pete’s sake. This is so minor

In comparison.  I realize I have

To pay my dues. No surgery is easy.

Cry baby me wants it over with, now!