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It Wasn't My Life

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:28

My first stab at 'writing', if you can call it that!

 

It wasn’t my life.

It didn’t belong to me.

My mind and the world,

Were so foreign to me.

 

It wasn’t my life.

To live in fear.

For every daily activity,

Would result in a tear.

 

It wasn’t my life.

To be treated so bad.

Doctors dismissed me,

They assumed I was just sad.

 

It wasn’t my life.

The storm in my brain.

The sensations, the terror,

Left so much pain.

 

It wasn’t my life.

That I once knew.

A happy teenager,

That was the last I ever knew.

 

It wasn’t my life.

To fall so low.

Feelings of helplessness,

I saw my nightmares grow.

 

It was my life.

It is now in the past.

Recognition and understanding,

Was all that I asked.

 

This is my life.

I have grown and learnt.

That faith in myself,

Is not a life hurt.

 

This is my life.

For I now understand.

That this was my path,

Just not the one I had planned.

 

This is my life.

For all the pain and suffering,

I am stronger now.

The future looks bright, even with Epilepsy.

Comments

Re: It Wasn't My Life

Submitted by dawnwinks on Fri, 2010-09-03 - 05:19

Brought tears to my eyes, every word so true.  Just remember what doesn't kill us makes us stronger.

Dawn

Brought tears to my eyes, every word so true.  Just remember what doesn't kill us makes us stronger.

Dawn

Re: It Wasn't My Life

Submitted by scottO on Fri, 2010-09-03 - 07:21
That is an awsome poem. Keep writing.

Re: It Wasn't My Life

Submitted by mamasan on Thu, 2010-09-16 - 15:31
Beautiful and well stated.  It is only through adversity that we can overcome.  We are always made stronger by the testing/trials that we endure.  So we keep on and on and on.  Thank you for sharing. 

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