Synonyms: shuffle, stomp, stumble, slough, trudge, lump, lurch, etc.
I go up the stairs.
I go down the stairs.
Several times a day.
This is nothing new,
Just like an everyday stew.
Leave the camper,
Come to the camper.
Constantly moving.
Until!
A stumble, a bumble;
A galumph down the stairs.
Pain!
And wet…
Deep bruising beginning,
My bones stinging.
But do I stop, no!
Do I cry, no!
I change and gather,
Then start on our walking adventure.
…
I fell down our camper stairs about three days ago. It was pretty bad.
I had my baby in the stroller at the bottom of the stairs. So I decided to turn at the last step and step backwards. Didn’t realize my daughter had left a clear bin full of water there. So my foot found the edge of the bin and I thudded to the ground. Soaking wet, sore, and covered in mud. I managed to roll midair to my right side. So my whole right side is really bruised. I’m sore and black and blue.
But we had been preparing to go for a walk. So I got myself up, those treacherous stairs. Changed my clothes, and went for the walk.
I’m doing better now. I’m just bruised and sore. But I was able to exercise this morning.
Two good things came out of it.
#1 my phone did not get wet. It had been in my left back pocket!!
#2 I’ve been self-conscious about being in a trailer park. That I thought people were watching me, but once I fell no one came to see if I was alright. So no one is watching me. Bad way to find it out, but a blessing to know.
emily2jane 