Best Sickle Cell Poems

I was in a hurry
To weight only forty
Had no time for a drawn
out diet
So decided I would try it
Bought a sickle
Carved off my flesh
It didn't tickle,
But the blood was fresh

Got on the scale,
With my dying breath
Couldn't read the weight
Too much blood
And it was now too...

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We had dreams of being who we wanted to be
I still remember we playing around the backyard and riding bikes 
Imitating our various superheroes and everything seemed possible
Strong and happy we were and we fought through every day fiercely 
In the back of our minds...

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You returned sooner than we expected and you were never sluggish
Same Mike we knew but these episodes kept happening
I remember one day you told us strongly that you were going to be fine
You said you had superpowers, your cells were mutated and the bad weather...

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