A Hundred Years Old

Felicity
Felicity Posts: 339
edited November 2003 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
To: Goulet

you were lucky to survive
one hundred years ago
before medicine evolved
and the scourges
rolled the dice
you were so special to have breathed
into lungs strong enough
to still be breathing
feeding oxygen to your blood
in turn, to your brain, your heart muscle
who would have known
that the heart so brave
would beat so incessantly
faster or slower
according to the chemicals commanded
by what your eyes beheld
or by what your tongue tasted
or by what your mind consumed
but that it learned what ache,
what yearning, what pleasure,
what passion it could know
or the loneliness
or the hollow sound
of a lone, low cry
over time the repetition
of love's new glow, old joy
circles around and through
until you realize
that all that matters
is to know
you are guaranteed love
in so many ways
from strangers and friends
lovers and family
someone once held you inside
until you were ready
you took the chance to live
at least to try
how is it we forget
our gift of birth
is a divine miracle
deserving of celebration
each single day of being
the world holding its children
as best she can

happy birthday
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Comments

  • tenaciousA
    tenaciousA Posts: 604
    right on felicity (:
    ~all is full of love~
  • loveandrew-wood
    loveandrew-wood Posts: 131
    its perfect


    A+
  • coleen
    coleen Posts: 938
    why don't you post more often felicity? that was just brilliant :)
  • Radar(Baba)O'Riley
    Radar(Baba)O'Riley Posts: 947
    Ya know this just means I'm gonna want a poem on my B-Day, too. And yes, it's all about me. I, therefore, nominate you as our B-Day wisher of wells and ringer of bells and burier of hells and teller of tales and shit like that.
  • coleen
    coleen Posts: 938
    Originally posted by Radar(Baba)O'Riley
    Ya know this just means I'm gonna want a poem on my B-Day, too. And yes, it's all about me. I, therefore, nominate you as our B-Day wisher of wells and ringer of bells and burier of hells and teller of tales and shit like that.

    i second - Felicity is the official b-day well wisher on the poetry forum :)
  • Goulet
    Goulet Posts: 918
    what did i ever do to deserve something
    so beautiful to be written about me
    or even about birthdyas in general
    who are you Felicity
    you seem like you're me
    or i'm you
    or we wrote that poem together
    in one heap of sweat
    and hair
    and saliva
  • Felicity
    Felicity Posts: 339
    we are one, are we not?

    i humbly accept the nomination of b-day poet, however i usually only submit upon request. i'm no hallmark greeting card flunky, ya know?

    thank you g, t, l, c and b. <-when is your birthday?

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