Elisha Makel Lynn Written: Spring 2003
Chased Turning around, A speeding bus. It's coming after us, no, it has caught us, and two other cars. Fiberglass and metal tangling together like siblings fighting. Glass flies as wild as a caged bird being freed. Glass in my hair. Oh God! It's everywhere! Blood-stained clothes from the cut in the back of my head, Broken bones, bruises, and lost memories. Our truck is an accordian; No use saving it now. We CAN'T pay the hospital bills, Bill collectors suffocate us. WE CAN'T GET AWAY! But it's only the endless chase with reality.
DEDICATION: This poem is dedicated to my mother, Frances Rader. When I was 10 years old, my mother and I were rear-ended by a city bus on our way home. My mom's neck was broken, and I got staples in the back of my head. I have never been so scared. I thought I was about to lose my mother. So, this is to you mom, I love you, and be safe.
2/25/07 Heading home from Sioux Falls, SD from CN's state powerlifting meet. We came over Friday. I left the boys with my mom and then we got in CN's pickup and got to S.F., SD around 530. CN checked in with powerlifter officials and then we went out to dinner with Brent, Tracy, Justen, Courtney and some of Tracy's family. It was an excellent dinner. Then after we got busy in a our motel room we didn't get any sleep because the State Wrestlers were running a muck in the motel, screaming, slamming doors and doing everything possible to make sure no one else in the motel got any sleep.
CN's meet was cool and very exciting. I am so glad I went. He did great. He got all 3 of his squats, his best one was 507lbs, easy! He didn't get a qualifed lift on his bench until the last one at 347lbs.! It was a close one but his prayers were answered! WHHOOOO! On the deadlift he got his first two pretty easy but the judges didn't feel he "locked out" on his last one so his best qualifying lift was 518lbs. He won 1st place lifter in his age and weight division. J
After the awards ceremony we went to dinner with Courtney and Justen. Then the boys went to the state wrestling meet and Courney (and her baby) and I went to the mall. I got a few pair of pants, some perfume, a sexy shirt for CN and 2 outfits for Melissa's baby!
CN and I had a wild night! We had a few drinks with B & T and then had lots of fun in the motel room, probably one our most intense yet. We took a Tylenol PM and actually slept much better!
The roads out of S F, SD were awful but CN did a great job driving and we just went slow and finally they got much better around Presho. Now, it's Red Lobster time in Rapid for lunch!
I had lots of happy, wonderful feelings for CN. We got along great and I really feel like I'm starting to "let go" and maybe realize that he's GOOD for me! I will never find anyone better and why don't we ,,,,,