In the fall of 2019 I participated in clinical at a major hospital in our area. I worked with a patient who had been in a motor vehicle accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. In the course of my days there, he became my friend, and I was taken with his intensely positive attitude towards recovery. I am incredibly happy to see his updates and know that he is on the road to recovery.
You can strip me of my dignity
Just like you strip the sheets from this bed
You can tie me down and make me cry
But you ain’t never gonna get to my head
This is the white knuckle double down, boys, yeah
This is the white knuckle double down, boys.
You may disregard the things I say
But I’m gonna speak my truth, anyway
You can lay me low and paralyze
But I will gather strength and I will rise
This is the white knuckle double down, boys, yeah
This is the white knuckle double down, boys.
SOLO
This is the white knuckle double down, boys, yeah
This is the white knuckle double down, boys.
You ain’t seen the last of me, no
I may not come back sweetly
You can’t have a hold on me, no
I’ll find a way to break free
You can take my strength and leave me still
But I ain’t gonna lose my will
Cause there’s a fire deep inside
And I’m finding it hard, I’m finding it hard to hide it
Holly Kirsten, October 2019