/story/185300/vertebrae/issue/1
VERTEBRAE - VERTEBRAE | Penana
arrow_back
VERTEBRAE
more_vert
  • info_outline Info
  • toc Table of Contents
  • share Share
  • format_color_text Display Settings
  • exposure_plus_1 Recommend
  • report_problem Report
  • account_circle Login
share bookmark_border
info_outline
format_color_text
toc
comment 1
exposure_plus_1
Search stories, writers or societies
Show More Tags
Continue ReadingClear All
More
What Others Are ReadingRefresh
See more results for ""
X
Never miss what's happening on Penana!
Turn on notifications
Later
VERTEBRAE
ISSUE #1
Author: Delilah Doyle (A.A.)
VERTEBRAE
Author: Delilah Doyle (A.A.)
ISSUE #1
VERTEBRAE
No Plagiarism!0njEUcTmodNr6ZLQyZkTposted on PＥNAＮＡ

I've heard people say—

Humans intrigue me.

Wait! Human bodies don't.

Well, what's the strongest bone in the body?

Vertebrae is not!

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tx39n0hxw

Irregular-shaped bones

Keep regulars in place.

Once you get a disc slip,

Sciatica awaits.

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNt7H8EbDQs

Maintains posture of your body,

Helps to make you stand.

Once you bend more than asking,

You lost what was once intact.

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5A8UMUQ8kD

Dense is something powerful,

Hollow is something vast.

Tunnel it allows for one to follow

That leads to the surface fast.

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0nkk5geMB

It bears the weight of burdens—

Of books, of bags, of blame.

Each vertebra stacks silently,

Yet none of them seeks fame.

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zosfDmzrx

They say, “Grow a spine!” in anger,

Not knowing what it takes—

To hold yourself through shaking days

And never let it break.

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLF8FRKczpE

From crawling forms to standing tall,

It grew with every stride.

The vertebrae, once hunched and small,

Now let ambition ride.

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7D7O0axRR

But twist it wrong, or fall too hard,

Its silence turns to screams—

The pain that shoots through limbs and thoughts

Can fractures even dream?

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5u68FYo4t

Yet given rest and gentle care,

It learns to mend and bend—

The spine may crack, but still it dares

To rise and hold you once again.

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhnO3hlqbu

Dominance is not the only strength—

Recessive plays its part.

Submission isn't a weakness, no—

Everyone has a heart.

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOkOsYrZXZ

216.73.216.173

ns216.73.216.173da2
Comments (1)
BOOKMARK
+RECOMMEND
LIKES 3
READS 63
BOOKMARKS 0
Login with Facebook or Sign up/Login to comment or bookmark!
< Prev Issue
Next Issue >
Click to load the next chapter
Airam Spade
Evelyn Gray
Ghapher Julio
X
X
Login first to show your name as a sponsor.

Pena Coins Credit Card

×
VERTEBRAE
Poetry
Sarcasm
Lyrics
Last updated: Jun 25, 2025
Total word count: 278
Total reading time: 1 Minute
healing introspection growth strength vulnerability resilience metaphor anatomy spine
Report this story
×
×
Write down what you like about the story
×
Reading Theme:

Font Size:

Line Spacing:

Paragraph Spacing:

Load the next issue automatically


Reset to default

X
×
x
Proceed

arrow_back
×
×

Install this webapp for easier offline reading: tap and then Add to home screen.