I am held together by pieces of string <br />That fray with each step taken <br />My once great strength has long since faded <br />My muscles are burning, my bones are aching <br />Yet I struggle forth tired and jaded, I struggle forth tired and jaded.<br /><br />Colm Hayes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-held-together-by-pieces-of-string/