The Beauty Of Triumphs And Defeats
Life Is Just Like That
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He’s a gifted writer
Known for softening tough hearts
He has a mountain of
Life-draining challenges between the finished product
And his ability to get the writing done
But he gets up, day after day,
Often racked with excruciating pain
Answering the inner call
He writes; because he must
He’s not alive unless he does
She has the voice of an angel
Leaves listeners breathless
As she herself
Struggles for breath
Inbetween — each song
She carries her oxygen tank
Her constant companion
On ocean liners
Instead of planes
Around the world
She shows up
At each performance
To the stage, with a smile
Listens for her cue
She almost didn’t make it into the world
Except for the bravery of her mother
Fighting for her right to life
Standing against the caution of the doctor
The fear of the father
Afraid, ashamed, to have an imperfect palsy child
But the world needed the daughter — needed her spirit
And she survived, thrived
Defied the odds
Fell in love with dogs
They fell in love with her
Now she teaches them to help those like her
