This poem was originally written as a college spoken word poem for an art showcase night. Though it is not officially part of the In Isolation project, I did re-work this poem and get it back on to my laptop while in this quarantine, so I am publishing it here.
Wake up, breathe681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPzX2DGZrO
These are the lessons life taught me.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuNx4wlWwq
I am no one- or maybe everyone?681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWTkdKsfNP
Just dust blowing in the wind681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpUzRBtog0
Get up, brush off, make it home again681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NeRtPH0gw
Wake up, breathe681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvhhEOUv94
Hide. Don't show your face, your fears681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJfyVF8qc3
They watch you like hawks, eyeing their prey681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMNPFimg6K
They don't want you near681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFqADSU18c
Not enough room, you can't play681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpXUiQAQ5c
They see you fall, laugh behind your back681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBms1Stov3
They watch from afar681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Qpkv9d7JZ
Putting on a mask681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqFfxh8qGR
Humor me; make me say the word "friends"681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLZhntqImH
So let's play a game:681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDZBwauiZe
One where I walk and fall, and stumble around681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVyOv74qQK
Due to legs not quite right.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZF6VAc6SG
One where you say "oh, she's my friend!"681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LpxUuO8Ub
But wouldn't really care if I was dead.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7zzMTahF4
I'm just a person to be nice to,681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBaC8Q3zMm
Because somewhere in that unsaid rule book of society681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkMfrTUCXq
It says you need to be nice.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VFgYkDwLz
Wake up, breathe681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQbIuy0cLl
Get a couple scars - move on.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhEBMDTmn2
Ride a horse, find that freedom you were yearning681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1BbCGlSus
Fall in love, realize it was never really meant to be.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDLMHn8EIQ
Love is always more complicated than it seems.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYR6iHILsI
Break up, break a heart, fall back in line.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iu3JWka2l
Just another day in this life of rushing blood.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrChgfiCme
Wake up, breathe681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IrOUsKiB8
Go back, learn how it all ends681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEd7zrjoQrK
With stabs in the back, rumors running flat, lies spun and undone681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26yPE3TTLn
And there is me, numb;681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbQNg6EuoK
Lost in a world that doesn't make any sense.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPB5qKv2S5
Scared to open her heart for fear of falling apart.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBV9hTEdtOj
For fear of being torn apart (again).681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYhZfM3gqq
Leave the familiar, move away681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98kUmm4oEv
Gain some independence, what you've always wanted.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoGrsW1188
Wake up, breathe681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2OYlcTkac
Know this is who you were meant to be.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FW2QY24To
Find a home in a God you were told about681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rNVX5m2uB
But were losing faith in and weren't sure you believed681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOl0VcEjdlu
Learn interpretation is key, and love is all that matters.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKHbScwK2Y
Find a way back to the road you once walked on681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0M3LnxaDAA
Make your own voice heard681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujjK9Ul96x
These are lessons life taught me.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CbPsYj7KC
I'm still falling down, I'm still struggling681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaQFIQzHZS
Under the weight of loneliness681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxStQcBZt7
And a multitude of illnesses681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyGtR7Ypwy
Disabilities, and inconveniences.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0mPbgrCnA
But I woke up today, I breathed.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bjwk9mHRf
I'm alive today.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1k4xWdu0UR
These are the lessons life taught me.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwBD7fiAN4
Not everyday is easy, but it's worth trying.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsItzwjixct
Because now I know someday it gets better681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcEmcpqlTF
I haven't found love681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8XeVqtNbc
Or even that one special friend.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCW6WvMw3C
But someday I will.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHXvMyimzy
These are the lessons life taught me681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbAM0vFje8
And this is a poem for those like me who lost their way.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmVQoqWc7s
With a battle leading with retreat;681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerR6l9NGIC
Those with their autoimmune diseases681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHJlXE5fqU
Or cerebral palsy681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl10GYmTnJ5
Or anything else681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhyUgB6cj8
That made it so life taught them a thing or two.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xEirepq07
Wake up, breathe681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8MUASQCo8
For release isn't an option.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBToFB0jlqq
When down the road, there will be so much to live for.681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9mwT1BbN3
So much to be here for, so many more life lessons to learn681Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3zzmnogib
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