*Laurie Kolp Poetry*

Irritable
by Laurie Kolp

Pardon me if I seem
A little irritable
I am justifiably so
The other day I hurt
Myself while running
And continued to go
I damaged my Achilles tendons
Both ankles hurt like hell
Making it hard to walk
So now I sit at home
All day on heat or ice
Only able to read, write or talk

Pardon me if I seem
A little irritable
This is not my usual way
To sit at home
And do nothing
Must be a small price to pay
For my old belief
Of “no pain, no gain”
I kept on jogging
While my ankles hurt
Ignoring the horrendous pain
Now instead of being
high from running
I am low because of
Being so stupid