{"id":847,"date":"2010-08-09T08:10:48","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T14:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waiting.com\/blog\/?p=847"},"modified":"2010-08-09T08:20:28","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T14:20:28","slug":"why-did-i-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waiting.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/why-did-i-fall.html","title":{"rendered":"Why did I Fall?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>From a reader:<\/p>\r\n<p>Hi<\/p>\r\n<p>I have read and enjoyed greatly the work on your website.<\/p>\r\n<p>After suffering a TBI last year, I spent 5 months in a coma and the rest of the year in Addenbrookes hospital.<\/p>\r\n<p>I have had a long and painful journey of recovery and still attend the hospital twice\u00a0 a week now.<\/p>\r\n<p>I have always loved poetry and now I really feel as though I have got something to share.<\/p>\r\n<p>I don\u2019t expect you will want my work for your site, but wonder if you know of any online groups where I can share my poems?<\/p>\r\n<p>I attach one for you.<\/p>\r\n<p>Many Thanks,<\/p>\r\n<p>Scott<\/p>\r\n<p>Scott Crawford<\/p>\r\n<p>Market Manager &#8211; Parts and Accessories<\/p>\r\n<p>Indesit Company UK Ltd<\/p>\r\n<p>Morley Way, Peterborough, PE2 9JB<\/p>\r\n<p>Mob. +44 (0) 7801 724315<\/p>\r\n<p>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:scott.crawford@indesit.com\">scott.crawford@indesit.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Mob. +44 (0) 7801 724315<\/p>\r\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:scott.crawford@indesit.com\">scott.crawford@indesit.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Why did I fall?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Why did I fall down the stairs that night?<\/p>\r\n<p>Why did I never see heaven or a light?<\/p>\r\n<p>Why did this have to happen at all to me?<\/p>\r\n<p>Why could\u2019nt fate lust leave me be?<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After all the treatment and rehab and stuff<\/p>\r\n<p>Why do I fell lucky and happy and tough?<\/p>\r\n<p>How have I found peace in this hell of a mess?<\/p>\r\n<p>Why do I fell lighter and suffer less stress?<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>I think I fell from more than the stairs that night.<\/p>\r\n<p>I think I fell from blindness and now have sight.<\/p>\r\n<p>I worry not about the stuff I left behind.<\/p>\r\n<p>I worry not because I can be good and kind.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>So despite of all the agony and pain I feel.<\/p>\r\n<p>I savour every moment, for my life is real.<\/p>\r\n<p>I long to find a friend that really understands.<\/p>\r\n<p>I\u2019d love to stop and talk a while, but I have plans\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p>Scott Crawford<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a reader: Hi I have read and enjoyed greatly the work on your website. 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