I am a cancer survivor

My experiences have made me all the wiser

My surroundings are my reminders

And life, its binders

 

I am impaired but not broken

I will never stop hoping

Laughter is coping

And life, its own token

 

I am vertically challenged

But no, not damaged

My accommodations are managed

And life, is reexamined

 

I am one to bear witness

Of symptoms of a thyroid illness

Along with diabetes insipidus

And life, attempts to inhibit

 

I am not measured by my partial blindness

But by my one-of-a-kindness

I disregard these as my confinements

And life, makes alignments

 

I am a college student

Seeking personal improvement

Time is my movement

And life, the solution

 

I am here, I am present

My perspective has freshened

Diagnosed as an adolescent

And life, is pleasant

 

I am one to owe it to family

For their support for me

We are strung together like a tapestry

And our lives, are lived valiantly