I am well

Mon, 08/03/2015 - 23:38 -- Sogona

Simple

mother goes to work everyday

dad struggles sometimes 

but still gets pay
 
School is about 4 minutes walk away 
 
Can you blame me? 
 
I mean hey..
 
more stressed than ever
 
college is right around the corner
 
don't think my hearts getting better
 
fill out this one, check that one
 
but I'm excited too
 
at times I don't feel ready 
 
don't know what to do
 
I'm alone on that one
 
what's awesome?
 
me breathing 
 
that's enough to celebrate about
 
I'm living
 
I'm feeling like
 
this year I'll be chilling
 
can't complain about the oxygen
 
I breathe
 
neither the images I touch 
 
I know that much 
 
there's a kid out there in Sudan
 
he cries at night
 
no food in his belly
 
his breathing gets heavy
 
hasn't showered
 
probably for hours
 
he needs his medicine
 
doctor, doctor
 
you know how it goes
 
but this time
 
there's no monkey on the bed
 
for real
 
this time 
 
it's real
 
do you sleep well at night?
 
you have covers to cover your unders?
 
some don't
 
some have eyes wide awake at night
 
like owls
 
sick pregnant people
 
inconsistent or runny bowls
 
help them out or they'll be trials
 
trials against you
 
against the well
 
can you walk for miles?
 
I mean get water from a well?
 
didn't think so
 
busy drinking water
 
straight from the bottle though 
 
might be from Fiji
 
about that smiles glow
 
playing Mario and Luigi 
 
and you know what? 
 
I'm not even mad at you
 
I'm just saying
 
I'm grateful
 
when I cup my hands for praying
 
there's one thing I feel
 
and it's this thing so surreal
 
I feel like my life is awesome
 
and I am ever so grateful for what I have 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

 

This poem is about: 
Me
My family
Our world

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