#justontime

So obviously my ability to write at least once a week is a  little sketchy. But in my defense; the month of October has been really hard for me medically. That, and it’s exam season at school. T’is just the life of someone with chronic pain. Unfortunately, when you signed on to read this blog you were unknowingly signing on to go through some of the bumps along with me. That being said, I have a story for today rather than just an explanation. 

Yesterday I was having a particularly hard day. I was in tonnes of pain, but more than that, I was feeling mentally exhausted. Having to deal with the same high level of pain for nearly a month was exhausting me in a way which was truly testing my strength. I was, between friends, and various forms of distraction, searching for something that would provide me with some form of respite.

In doing so, I found myself on YouTube. Hoping to find some new music which might raise my spirits. Because music in itself is a form of poetry; I often find myself using the lyrics of lyrically hopeful songs to help me through the hard stuff. That was when Google and its slightly creepy keeping of past searches on my computer in order to provide me with searches I might like did something worthy of a Hollywood movie, 

Right under the videos YouTube “Recommended” was a vloging video from one of my favourite indie artists. In the interests of maintaining at least some degree of privacy, I’m not going to post the video. However, what I can say is that the brave words spoken by this fellow artist came to me, right on time. It reminded me of the beauty of this world, and how sometimes, things happen just on time. Right when I needed it, I got the message I needed from a most unlikely place, YouTube and Google of all places! So my message for today, stay strong! Your next dose of the most perfect medicine may be just around the corner. As a best friend of mine would say “just hold on”. The video I watched, and those words inspired this poem.

Timepiece By Melanie    When I am lost like that ever elusive missing sock God is my protection, He is my rock And sometimes His answers come in the form of my friends  Those who come from the same place as I, straight down from heaven and around this world’s bends And though I know there’s a reason, I know there’s a plan I often wonder, how much longer must I watch this timepiece, dripping slowly with sand? But then I’m reminded that patience is a virtue And the answered prayers in my friends and family will forever get me through   And just as they say that a watched pot never boils Sometimes a watched timepiece changes and spoils And so my timepiece. I will not watch I will trust all of my struggles have their own timely spot Sometimes I hate the timepiece, want to throw it and scream But then I often find, that my time is so much closer than I could ever dream So value your time, each second, each minute you have At each opportunity, I dare you to grab Wishing your time away is truly a sin Because even the dark seasons have a lesson within Trust the timepiece