Dull Pieces

The foot hurts.
A dull ache. Penetrates up back.
Numb toes every now and again.
Like a piece of body is dying.

And because of injury,
women share their experience
of injuring themselves,
or being injured.

about how they too, lost the use of their leg
their eye
their arm
their vagina.

All functional needs for woman.
All equally necessary pieces
of a pie
with mixed ingredients
a special sauce

With comfort and rest
they heal
every piece
slowly moulding together

Sometime soon
with patience
and comfort
and spit and sweat
all the pieces will work again.