KNEE BRACE PRESS

A place for stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.

The Grape Press

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My thigh is a map of my pain.
Injection marks bloom like bunches of grapes,
a harvest of my suffering.
Sultana stains mark last week’s flare-up,
red globes for earlier this week,
beautiful concord blooms for today.
Eventually fading back to fresh milky skin,
ready to reap and repeat.

Contributor

  • Andrea Koroluk is a new Canadian poet, who was inspired to begin writing creatively again after an almost 30-year hiatus. She writes about chronic illness, identity, liminal spaces, and nature. She has previously published professional and academic articles on a range of subjects including hermeneutics, social work, and health care.