Not Alone
I played every game determined to succeed
But when we were done playing, I didn't win
Yet, I continue to cherish happy feelings
For someone out there was cheering for me.
When I fell down, I tried my best to get up
And I don't remember sending a distress-signal.
When ambulance arrived, I smiled with a glee
For someone out there was thinking of me.
As I continue to anguish in a chronic illness
I never thought of asking for anybody's help,
But when I received flowers, I felt good again
For someone out there holds on to my name.
I let myself down when I heard my own cry,
I never said a prayer as I continued to defy
Until church bells rang and I started to kneel
For someone out there has been praying for me.
December 6, 2017
Placed 3rd..best free verse Oct -Dec 2017 by John Hamilton
HM: Strand Pick C contest by Brian Strand
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