Worker's Compensation
You must believe that in some cases,
You will cripple anonymously;
That won't be applying to this case,
As you are trying to cripple me.
You almost won this morning,
My spirit fairly crushed;
Silly me, I had forgotten
I don't like to be rushed!
I'm putting up billboards for you
To warn others of your ways:
How you've already taken away my nights
And you're trying to take my days.
My bulging discs aren't responding
To the checks you send every week;
They're on fire, just thinking
About my turning the other cheek.
The focal annular tear
Seems to sometimes wonder aloud
Why my lawyers don't get twenty percent
Of this pain, for crying out loud!
I know, I'm supposed to be quiet,
Like a stepchild, late at night;
Lay still, just be quiet,
As you sneak to put out the light.
I wonder, should I send you a key?
I certainly couldn't defend.
You've taken everything else away
On which I've come to depend.
You've got my work, you've got my life,
You're destroying my spirit, now;
The pain controls my every move,
Putting creases on my brow.
Eight months now, I've struggled;
I weary of this war;
I just had to write my nickel's worth,
Before I can't take any more.
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An update as of 11 months of pain 9/9/00:
Workers Comp has stopped paying me and left me
basically homeless. They are claiming to have video
tape of me shopping. Imagine that! Yes, I grocery
shop, cook, clean house and do laundry, since it is
very unlikely that anyone will make themselves
available to do that for me. I live alone, with no
family nearby, which makes the necessities of life
just that: necessities of life. I didn't ask them if they
also had video of me brushing my teeth, which I do,
and which is one of the most painful things I must do,
right behind walking. Ever wonder what makes
postal workers go postal?
A coworker warned me the day of my accident that
WC was going to hurt me and make my life hell. I
mistakenly attributed his comments to ignorance and
unwarranted mistrust of government agencies. I'm a
much wiser man now, as I have had much time to
contemplate these things here in this dark little world
of pain. On October 28, 1999, I sustained an injury
to my back and neck. They found a bulging disc in
my cervical spine and a bulging disc in my lumbar
spine. In addition, there is disc dessication and a
focal annular tear. None of these things were
present in tests taken following a June 1, 1998
automobile accident I was in. I have been
diagnosed as having 'arthritis', which, apparently,
means that I will need to accept the fact that I
must live in pain, with no light at the end of the
tunnel. If you are not worried, do nothing. For those
who may have questions or second thoughts about
trusting agencies such as this to 'do the right thing',
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