Flight of Aphasia by Rochelle M. Anderson

A large tree in the middle of green woodland. Large white text reads: Flight of Aphasia. Smaller text reads: Discussing disabled characters in fairy tales and folklore.

Flying towards the beautiful, distant horizon
the pilot, in charge, scrutinized the brain
focused on center of runway
 
Suddenly, the snow twirled and swirled
stroke causes plane to slide off the end of tarmac
what’s going to happen?
 
With grit and strength
determination rules
aphasia now controls the airspace
 
Landed in a foreign country
cannot speak or understand the language
new journey is ready to begin

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About the author:
Rochelle M. Anderson lives in Minnesota, USA.   She is an attorney who had a severe stroke in 2007 and almost died. She is still disabled with difficulty walking; and because of aphasia struggles with reading and writing. Ms. Anderson has been published in four chapbooks and in an online poetry journal. Writing poetry has helped her recover; and dictation fuels her words.