Paralysis

If somehow I am paralysed

And unable to communicate

Let my wishes be known

Let there be music

Let there be silence

Let there be birdsong

And let my loved ones speak

Read to me

Feed me news

Will I want to die?

I don't know

Right now I can't say

Either way

But right now my life is frozen

And has been in many ways all my life

And yet I find meaning in these things

Perhaps if I am locked in my brain

I'll enjoy life just the same

By indulging in lucid dreaming

Perhaps even then life has meaning

Just remember to give me pain relief

As that helps I believe

Povey 2013