A return to normality, and another OU writing exercise. Using Martha Kapos' poem 'Finding my Bearings' as a template, create a poem using the following structure:- 1. 4 sentence fragments 2. A quote from somewhere 3. A question 4. 2 sentence fragments 5. A complete sentence 6. 3 sentence fragments I've been stressing a lot lately about my diabetes diagnosis, feeling guilty about letting it happen, and mourning the end of spontaneous eating. This is what emerged (it's very typically me, and nothing like Martha Kapos!) Reality, Type 2 A refusal to believe it would come to this, A head buried neck-deep in the sand. A sick empty ache in the pit of the stomach, A need to know everything, all at once. "There is no cure for Type 2 diabetes" How could I let it come to this? Each mouthful now analysed, charted, Each choice questioned, justified. Welcome to Reality 2.0 No more affectionate sweet treats, No more ice-cream consolations, No more chocolate highs. © Co