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A Survivor's Will

My will to survive may be decreasing as I get older. Failed attempts to cure what my own doctor did to me has brought me disillusionment. Seeing how world leaders have brought us to the brink of destruction sickens me. Despite all the bad, however, there is still so much good that I imagine even lying in agony with heaven within my reach - I would probably be fighting even then with all my might for my last little breath. Oct. 13, 2020 for Silent One's 'Will to Survive' Poetry Contest

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Date: 10/18/2020 11:45:00 AM
Hi Andrea, Congratulations on your fine win my friend. Blessings and hugs Jennifer.
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Date: 10/17/2020 12:07:00 PM
- Congratulations on your win, Andrea :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 10/17/2020 1:08:00 AM
Hi Andrea, I’m just coming back to say congratulations on your win:-) Alexis
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Date: 10/16/2020 11:42:00 AM
Very sad Andrea, but you aren't going anywhere for a long while yet, you still have creative, beautiful awesome poems to write, which we all love. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.
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Date: 10/15/2020 7:49:00 PM
Beautiful and heart centric! Thanks for initiating me into this etheree form :) congrats on your win!
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Date: 10/15/2020 2:49:00 PM
Nicely written Andrea. Congratulations on your win! Linda
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Date: 10/15/2020 2:34:00 PM
Congratulations, Andrea, on your Top win in the contest!!
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Date: 10/15/2020 12:59:00 PM
Pain and disillusionment cannot extinguish the will to survive so long as an ember still burns.. your poem is as beautiful as it is inspiring, Andrea. Congratulations for your excellent win in Silent One's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Date: 10/15/2020 12:19:00 PM
You are an expert at these etherees, but you captured the will to survive well in this difficult form.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest...
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Date: 10/15/2020 3:08:00 AM
Delicate subject handled masterfully my friend. You have prayers from Kansas.
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Date: 10/14/2020 4:01:00 PM
Riveting & powerful, though heartbreaking...even while the fight still remains. Wonderful lines, Andrea!
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Date: 10/14/2020 1:51:00 PM
You have been through much pain that informs these words, both with your cancer treatments and the way COVID has been handled. Yet you have described so well that will to survive that seems to be deeply embedded in our DNA. Best wishes in the contest ~ John
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Date: 10/14/2020 11:33:00 AM
Nicely done. When depressed, start singing, "John Brown's body lies a-moldering in its grave" as eternity is a long time to lie around a-moldering! I'm sure you can find better things to do with your talent! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 10/14/2020 7:06:00 AM
Hi Andrea, Your will to survive and positive attitude , is evident in this will write. I wish you the best of luck in the contest. Well done my friend:-) Alexis
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Date: 10/14/2020 12:42:00 AM
That's the spirit! The will to survive perfectly expressed! A fave....
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Date: 10/13/2020 11:17:00 PM
Your fighting spirit is to be admired. ~~
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Date: 10/13/2020 3:19:00 PM
I hope all of this we will overcome and your affliction too.
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Date: 10/13/2020 1:38:00 PM
Thank you for sharing.
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