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24 Days Old
Words
Like I’ve never felt the worst
Like I’ve never felt it hurt
You don’t know me now do you?
Ghosts
Haunting brand new unused minds
Feeding on a soul alive
You’ve not felt it now do you?
Was a tough struggle, ‘Tween land and water
War zone placed with the faintest border
To paint the struggle, the hues uncertain
Couldn’t understand why ‘‘twas so much harder
But I was 24 days old
When I went to the death’s door
And you brought me back alive
And I was 24 days old
When I faced trial at court
And you saved me in the fight
If I did not find you then I’d be watching from the sky,
Still 24 days old
Gods
Please don’t let her wander off
Please don’t make this life too short
Hear our prayers now will you?
Too young for battle, she got no option
She fought her way through the heard of monsters
Still underwater, can’t reach the surface
Would’ve given up if you let me surrender
But I was 24 days old
When I went to the death’s door
And you brought me back alive
And I was 24 days old
When I faced trial at court
And you saved me in the fight
If I did not find you then I’d be watching from the sky,
Still 24 days old
Your needles prick me all day long
But they stop me falling under the ground
Where the monsters wait to drag me down
To a place, I’d call home, if you’d let me go
But I was 24 days old
When I went to the death’s door
And you brought me back alive
And I was 24 days old
When I faced trial at court
And you saved me in the fight
If I did not find you then I’d be watching from the sky,
Still 24 days old
Context:
I obviously don’t remember any of this, but I had been diagnosed with meningitis when I was only 24 days old. Thankfully I made a complete recovery, and is quite healthy at the moment, with no side effects.
People expect me to go to med school so I can repay the debt I owe to those who saved me, but I chose to study arts instead.
I wrote this song hoping to release it and raise funds for a children’s hospital where I was admitted when I was diagnosed. But since I didn’t get a chance to do that, I decided to publish it here.
Hope you enjoyed it. Thank you
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Kaveesha Ruwindi
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