squished against a bulging disc
the hairy strands of tingly nerves
you never know how much they do
or all the purposes they serve

a hand goes numb and fingers zing
you don't think when things are right
of all the things that could go wrong
till suddenly you have to fight

we grump and complain all day long
when things don't go just our way
never realizing what we've got
until we have to face the day

when we are sick our body fails
all those other things seem so small
till we're stuck in a body that doesn't work
and then we'd sacrifice it all

give all we have to walk again
to see or hear or move our arms
we take so much for granted
yes, you should feel alarmed

negative is an easy place to reach
thankful takes a lot more power
so if you can't seem to remember
just do it every time you're in the shower.

I'm one of the lucky ones
my arm will work again someday
God has spared me yet again
there's just no way I can repay