i shall not be a burden
i shall not forget to pray
i shall be an inspiration
i shall die in the right way
for those that plead the blood
do nothing but think they’re helping
i metastasise in compliance
in deference to the eyes that will
i shall not be a burden
i shall not say god is cruel
i shall be a demonstration
i shall die in the right way
for those that invoke the name
do nothing but think they’re helping
i catastrophise in silence
in deference to the eyes that won’t
by TONY SINGLE
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I am glad you are ok now. Well expressed. I think all of us pray that we should not be a burden on others till the end. But, here we also believe we do not know what is in store for us. We have learn to take what comes our way, if we cannot change them.
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It’s life in a nutshell, that’s for sure. Thank you for reading, Lakshmi!
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I had to read the comments to be sure you were ok… glad this is in the past mainly! This is a very powerful poem! Be well my friend!
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Thanks so much for visiting with us and reading me!
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It’s my pleasure.
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Ty for sharing this
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Thank you for reading, Glory! It’s very much appreciated!
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Hi,
This is my first time visiting your blog and this poem touch my heart. I haven’t digested it yet because it is truly heavy.
Shalom shalom
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A very warm welcome to you, my friend! And thank you for choosing to read us! It is indeed a heavy poem. Thankfully, they’re not all like that, so I hope you’ll visit with us again!
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Tony,
Do you know a cancer patient? It is a terrible thing to experience.
Thanks, Gary
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It is horrific.
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Yeah.
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This poem hits me harder and pretty scarring too! Just wish you to be safe and strong.
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Still, I thank you for reading as always, and I do hope for you to be safe and strong too.
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