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I THANK GOD I'M STILL HERE

Posted by MELVIS NJ on 5/26/2009 10:03:36 PM |

Written by: MELVIS NJ


I Thank God I’m Still Here


 



Coming into this world so fragile and small

 

Just six months old in a severe and harsh domain


Doctors said I would not live to crawl


Years have passed with laughter and strain


I thank God I’m still here


 


The odds were against me from the start


Despair and sadness would wear me down


And soon my parents and I would part


Yet all the hardships did not give me a frown


I thank God I’m still here


 


With prayers answered, I came into


A potent, unknown and foreign land


With a silent voice I prayed for a clue


To give me guidance lest I disband


I thank God I’m still here


 


From the day of birth we have always shared


One month prior, my mom’s spirit departs


Our essence in October would again be paired


Giving me strength to forge a new start


I thank God I’m still here


 


 Now spring has come, flowers are in bloom


Always, I feel mom’s presence at my side


Comforting my soul from the past gloom


I know, to my own rules I can now abide


I thank God I’m still here


 


 


AUTHOR: MELVIS NJ


POEM BASED ON REAL LIFE STORY