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Look in the mirror,
a skeletal reflection,
a ghostly complexion,
Went down to the doctor's,
said I need a new direction,
a miracle, a resurrection
"are you gonna let yourself whither away?"
and all I want is to punch that sucker in the face
Because, by god, I am alive today.
And no amount of threatening, cajoling, or regretting can change the fact that
I'm alive today,
Between what I have and what I owe,
on god's green earth I do not know
ever the direction the wind will blow,
I've been circling this mountain,
going miles around just to see if
there's a pathway leading up,
And I've been swimming like a salmon,
struggling upstream my whole life.
i know I've made it farther than even I bet on,
and I'm not anywhere near quittin',
I'm here to stay,
I've got a whole life left to be livin'
And the man who I can give it to,
No, I will not perish,
Not while there's breath left in me,
By god, I am alive today.
a skeletal reflection,
a ghostly complexion,
Went down to the doctor's,
said I need a new direction,
a miracle, a resurrection
"are you gonna let yourself whither away?"
and all I want is to punch that sucker in the face
Because, by god, I am alive today.
And no amount of threatening, cajoling, or regretting can change the fact that
I'm alive today,
Between what I have and what I owe,
on god's green earth I do not know
ever the direction the wind will blow,
I've been circling this mountain,
going miles around just to see if
there's a pathway leading up,
And I've been swimming like a salmon,
struggling upstream my whole life.
i know I've made it farther than even I bet on,
and I'm not anywhere near quittin',
I'm here to stay,
I've got a whole life left to be livin'
And the man who I can give it to,
No, I will not perish,
Not while there's breath left in me,
By god, I am alive today.
02-12-10
Underneath this poem I had written:
"Knowing today is infinitely more important than knowing tomorrow"
...
Since the age of 11 I've had a string of overlapping health issues. In August of '09 I was so ill I slowly starved to 20 pounds underweight. Since then I've been working towards gaining the weight back. I was too weak to take my health into my own hands, and let a bunch of really dumb doctors make my decisions for me. Don't ever, ever do that. This was written after a doctor's visit that left me livid.
Underneath this poem I had written:
"Knowing today is infinitely more important than knowing tomorrow"
...
Since the age of 11 I've had a string of overlapping health issues. In August of '09 I was so ill I slowly starved to 20 pounds underweight. Since then I've been working towards gaining the weight back. I was too weak to take my health into my own hands, and let a bunch of really dumb doctors make my decisions for me. Don't ever, ever do that. This was written after a doctor's visit that left me livid.
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Brilliant poem~ I can actually hear your voice as I'm reading this. Absolutely fascinating...