O1 After Surgery

Twelve years ago, celebrating Poetry Month beginning April 1, I embarked on a creative journey, writing 100 poems in the 100 days following my surgery. I shared each poem on Facebook, leading to a self-published collection six months later. Last year, this collection was beautifully published by 3: A Taos Press (3taospress.com/authors/james-....
Now, in the spirit of Poetry Month, I'm excited to revisit this journey by reading one poem daily from '100 Days' over the next 100 days. Join me in this poetic endeavor and experience the journey anew.
Special event: The Lake Eden Writing Week-May 19-25, 2024 with Nickole Brown, Allan Wolf, James Navé, and special guest: www.jamessnave.com.
01 After Surgery
I was still whole, so little gone from my body.
Groggy after going in and out of morphine sleep,
I looked around my hospital room: clock on the wall,
8:30 a.m., blue curtains covered the door. Last night,
I was warm and felt no pain. Tish slept beside me
in a chair. I gave myself over to being loved, a miracle
we all deserve. What a strange, strange relief it was to live
and breathe, to feel my mouth so dry; all I wanted was ice.
Question: How do your losses translate into insight, self-awareness, and wisdom?