Burdensome: Carrying On

Oh my!
What an atrocious stomach flu that was!

Nothing to do
But be mindful,
And to metta my way
And count my breaths all day.

The great adventure continued
Through
This most unpleasant illness.

That 5 days
Felt like
The longest
I can recall,
Perhaps because I was there
For most of it.

But, as well,
There was a new determination
In between,
Even the darkest moments
Of despair.

I’m still wiped out.
I make myself move about,
But at times I still feel
Barely here at all.

Thoughts of the past
Crept in
Of other such times,
And I am sure that
When the mist clears
I will see
They’ll yet be
Another mountain to climb.