They said I shouldn’t get out of bed
They said I shouldn’t dance
Whatever they said. . .
I never listened, why should I start now?
After the radiation, the chemo,
The weight loss, the hair loss,
The hopelessness
Why should I start now?
He sat by my side,
Watching me die
He cried when he thought I was asleep,
And my heart broke for him
When they told me the news,
He cried, unashamed of his tears
He held me tight, promised we’d fight
Promised he’d be by my side
After all this time, he’s still there,
But the light has gone out of his eyes
And he cries, when he thinks no one knows
I told him I had to dance, one last time
Like we used to, though those days are long gone
When he helped me out of bed,
Turned on the radio,
I knew this was it
We slowly shuffled from one foot to the other,
I rested my head on his chest
I could feel myself going,
I smiled
I knew he was crying and holding me,
Faintly going numb
They said I shouldn’t get out of bed
I never listened, why should I start now?
So we danced anyway
Author notes
Option #2
A contest entry
- 140th Contest by Tarja.
450 points, ended January 7, 2008, 14 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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... Wow... I can't even tell you how moving and inspirational this was.
It was truly written from the heart and if it is a personal piece, I give you mad props. Thank you for sharing this emotional and beautiful write. Good luck.
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Touching
This conveys a great deal of emotion and it really touched me. Very nice job!
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Thank you so much! And thanks for the applause
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Such a sad read, yet you write it with such conviction. This brought genuine tears to my eyes. I wish you the best of luck in the contest. This is powerful and heartfelt. Two thumbs up on this work of art.
~Nikki
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Thank you
I wasn't sure if it was written well enough to make people feel while they were reading it, so thank you very much.
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