Longer

It takes me
Longer to
Get up
Now

Longer to

Recover
From
Pain

Longer to sort out feeling from fact

Longer to unravel complexity and figure out next steps
Longer to bounce back from disappointment
Longer to get perspective
Longer to find my footing again

Like a boxer

Sucker punched
For so many months
It takes me
Longer to get up

A little more wobbly now

Not as steady on my feet
And everything takes longer

But I am still

In the fight

And I am still

Getting up