She Dances

You would think she disliked the caregivers

The removal of underwear, gloved hands and wet wipes

Rolling left and right to position the sling

Being lifted into her wheelchair

But this is all she has known

And in her mind, she dances

The struggles with everyday life

Always dependant on friends

Watching them do impossible things

Like reaching for a shelf, or turning on a light

But this is all she has known

In her mind, she’s a bird

She flies overhead, above the trees

Sees all the little people below, going about their business

She goes higher, the streets become lines on a map

Not afraid now, she has the freedom to go where she likes

Now the carers wake her, time to be fed

But she does not mind

Because in her mind she dances