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Sick Enough
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"A stupid way to commit suicide"

Sick Enough When you get sick enough nothing matters As the world shrinks down to heartbeat and breath One criticizes another flatters While I am trying not to cough to death Exhausted I wonder how to make it Till my doctor's appointment on Tuesday But people smile at me and I fake it Still trying to act all right anyway Unable to buy an aspirin now I wish that I had gotten my flu shot As muddling through the best I can somehow I lie to people and say I forgot When the truth is I was too sad to care Back then if I got a flu shot or not But the complications are terrible So much so I despair of making it Waiting is becoming unbearable And now I am finding that faking it Becomes impossible this far along Since sickness is stronger than we are strong It bears us away at the close of day A stupid way to commit suicide But a poetic way to fade away And more efficient than other ways tried When you get sick enough nothing matters +Steven Curtis Lance Copyright MMVII

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Reviewed on February 20, 2007

Hope you feel better: you capture it in contagious verse that all readers have caught at one time. Well done. :)

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. *bless you!*

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on February 19, 2007

This reminds me of my childhood and teens when I used to get so sick at times I wanted to give up. I do wish you strength and healing my friend. Love and peace,

Regis

Reviewed by Felix Perry

Been there and done that but we must always strive to find a way to pick ourselves up or our talents and arts are for nothing.

Fee

Reviewed by Lew Duffey

Depression will make one sick. Did you know it actually affects the ammune system?
You are in my prayers, fellow poet.
God Bless,
Lew

Reviewed by Michael Mathieu (Reader)

Like a state of high depression,So right,
Michael

Reviewed by Laura Mayer (Reader)

True, Steve, when you get sick enough nothing else matters but your health and sanity.
Hugs, Laura