Atrophy

i couldn’t move this morning
i was trapped in a cacoon
i thought i heard my mother…
…tried to step outside the room
but i stayed in bed and struggled
to move an arm or leg
stuck to silk…i tried
i thought i’d have to beg
myslef…PLEASE MOVE
i thought it was a dream
but i felt my cat beside me
in my head i screamed
MOVE YOU MOTHERFUCKER
AM I PARALYZED???
felt so helpless…like a victim
and i couldn’t even cry
i lay there for a while
trying to convince myself to move
said MOTHER WASN’T THERE
nothing would happen to ruin me today
struggled to break out of the frame
if i was to stay sane
tried to move my leg once more
and this time it listened to me
let out a sigh
opened my eyes
and crawled to the door