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Hip Pain Sucks

Sally

When I rise up from sitting down to standing
My hip protests, “No! No! You can’t do that!”
But I’m active — and I’m sick of where I’ve sat
I actually love the physically demanding!
My hip protests, “No! No! You can’t do that”
When I rise up from sitting down to standing

This was a tough challenge for me! The W3 challenge this week is to write a biolet. A biolet is a six line poem in which the first two lines are repeated as the last two lines, however in reverse. The rhyme scheme can be expressed as ABbaBA (with the capital letters representing the repeated lines).

Additionally, Sadje challenged us to use the theme of love/hate. I love being physically active. I hate the way this stupid hip pain is keeping me from being as active as I usually am.

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11 thoughts on “Hip Pain Sucks”

  1. Oh I feel your pain… I have always been so active but my hips now …. I understand that love and hate feeling in your biolet…. I really hope it improves for you … 💞

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    1. I just find myself choosing to stand instead of sit. I’m getting a shot in my hip in a couple of weeks. We’ll see if that helps

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  4. oh this is real. Perfect for the love hate this week. I hope the shot brings relief. No season is good for that kind of pain. Please be well. Sending healing vibes. Great poem. 👏🏽

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  6. That’s quite the challenge, and you mastered it well! Sorry your hip is telling you NO….it can be so frustrating to be at odds with parts of your body!

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