Life Is An Ocean was inspired by the life and words of Christopher Reeve. Chris and his wife Dana are now reunited in Heaven, two super heroes in life who did not back down in the fight against ailment and ignorance. In his final interview with Barbara Walters on 20/20 one year before he died, Reeve said: "Being physically paralyzed for eight years, I get pretty impatient with people who are able-bodied but are somehow paralyzed for other reasons. You know, all the reasons people don't become what they could become or don't fulfill their potential, and they're walking around able-bodied, I'm going, 'come on, come on, go for it."
"Life Is An Ocean"
C’mon
C’mon
Go for it
Able to but never do
I can
I can
Take a chance
I am not a super fool
Unlike
Unlike
My hero
I live within a prison
My mind
My mind
So shallow
My mind, a kiddy pool
This life
What life?
Avoid sharks
Life is an ocean, swim
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First Edition Translation of Teselas by Carmen Crespo X111 César Simón Poetry Prixe 2016 Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop and Amparo Arrospíde
Be safe,
Karen
Su-san