“I remember that first injection, the first I had to do on my own –
[…]
And I,
I feel like a
cumulus cloud –
Cotton wool puff of fear, accumulated on a warm, sunny day.
Cumuli usually produce no rain or snow,
“but in unstable air, their bright, crisp cauliflower mounds can build upwards.”
I am too young to do this forever.
I have my whole life ahead of me.
I am too young to be ill. I am too young.
I am too afraid to do this.”
– from ‘cumulus’ (July 2021, Rhodora Magazine)
Are you a diabuddy or interested in learning about type 1 diabetes and life with chronic illness?
A while ago, my pancreas bailed on me and ever since I’ve been performing the full-time job of mastering blood sugars and counting carbs. Sometimes, my faulty pancreas has a guest apperance in my writing.
To learn more about my journey with the auto-immune disease type 1 diabetes and life with chronic illness, you can read my creative non-fiction or check out other resources over here.