Mary-
Room

Vulnerable

Dear Maria,

I want to thank you for the strength
You gave me.
After weeks of struggling with my lungs
Fortunately, I have more room again
without wheezing, coughing, and fever.
A short, gentle walk
It's even possible.

In recent months, I have
experiencing major vulnerability again.
Health so fragile
makes me realise,
that a person can easily fall over.
Life is far from controllable,
but extremely vulnerable.
Something just needs to happen
and I am disabled.

The time for lying flat on the bed or sofa
let the vulnerable life be felt clearly.
This makes me realise again
that life
and it's short and very shaky.
Thanking you for the support received
overwhelms my thoughts.
I feel like a rich person with You as Mother.

~~~

Date of first publication: 1 March 2026
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