At 7:40 pm on Wednesday night
my right foot went on strike
Declaring that unsafe working conditions
too much unpaid overtime
and general lack of appreciation
from the management
made continuing unacceptable
impossible even
As we were walking up a steep hill
at the time
at the end of a very long day
i was not amused
I tried flattery
cajoling
threats
and finally resorted to just dragging
my uncooperative extremity along
Muttering under my breath
the whole time
Accusing it of being churlish
acting like a petulant child
refusing to be a team player
reminding it that my left foot was tired too
but it certainly wasn’t complaining!
My right foot
finally started to cooperate again
but sulked the rest of the way home
Damn ungrateful foot
© 2017 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All Rights Reserved
Mutiny in the ranks! It sounds miserable, but for all that, you write of it charmingly.
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I think its best to have a sense of humor about these things. . .
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It’s essential.
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I often think that the only thing that keeps me going through some periods of my life is sheer stubbornness and the ability to laugh at myself.
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Christine Ray – Neuropathic Mutiny
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This sounds disturbing. I feel a bit anxious for you, Christine.
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Thank you for your concern Rachel- these strange neurological symptoms appear to be related to fibromyalgia. Quite debilitating, but not as frightening as some of the other conditions my doctors were able to rule out.
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Well, that must have been a huge relief. I can see you are managing well with commonsense and humour.
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Commonsense and humor have served me well throughout a sometimes chaotic life.
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C, you are every kind of brilliant
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Thank you my friend!
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