I Am

I am small and frail
I wonder why I'm here
I hear the therapist's words
I see my dinner plate
I want to eat
I am small and frail

I pretend that I'm eating steak
I feel the pudding in my mouth
I touch the spoon
I worry that I will choke
I cry because I'm getting worse
I am small and frail

I understand that my family is trying to help
I say you are good people
I dream that this will end
I try to swallow
I hope to go home
I am small and frail

or

Swallow

Starting to have trouble
With taking my medicine,
And when I drink
Liquids such as
Lemon-lime soda and juice, it is hard to swallow.
Open my mouth and put the pill in,
What do I do? I'm getting choked!