Cramp
(Jackpine Sonnet)
Late last night, lying in bed,
cramp laid siege to my lower limbs.
I crawled out of that bed and stretched,
left leg, right leg, in the bathroom.
Aching still, the fear of more cramp
to come weighed heavy on my mind.
I didn’t want to wake my wife
with panic and alarums, so I slept
in the spare bed in the other room.
A great round moon sailed its pale-
faced boat on a sea of silent clouds.
I lay on the life raft of my bed
and prayed for cramp to stay away
and for the mattress to keep me afloat.
The agony…
You described it so well, I cringed…
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I hate cramp. It was a regular while I was an athlete and playing regularly. I still fear it … particularly at night.
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I only got them when I was pregnant…but then I would wake up with them just like you described…OUCH!!!
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