"I, Too, Have Been Lame, Hephaistos" a poem

"I, Too, Have Been Lame, Hephaistos" has been published in "To the Goddesses & the Gods: Poems."
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I'm also recalling a recurring fight with arthritis I suffered, beginning in childhood, and once requiring surgery. My hope is that that's all finished now...but it probably isn't.
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Powerful and moving poem! 🌟 #poetry

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Thank you, Anderson. I had written to the Yoruba God, Ogun, and admit that it wasn't easy to distinguish Hephaistos from Ogun at first.

[@geogeo2299]

In the absence the lame God, we mortals can only crawl.

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Actually, that was my own recollection of having temporarily lost the use of my legs (arthritis) and waking up in the middle of the night urgently needing to pee - and having to crawl for it.

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