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[aid] => mick
[title] => A Journey with Cancer
[time] => 2011-04-09 09:23:12
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[bodytext] => Gray clouds gather in the sky The smell of rain is in the air A ray sun shines through slightly But the wind doesn't play fair The sky is dark without a trace of light Can't see a thing, but I still have might Lightning flashing, thunder roars Raindrops so large making puddles on floors I grab my umbrella, in hopes for shelter Wind blows it away in this horrible weather There I stand soak and wet, Unsure if it's from the rain, my tears or sweat so I began my journey on foot, no car I see a clearing, yet it seems so far No trains, no bus, no planes,just me Wind blows even harder, knocks me down to a knee Yet I go on, in hope a brighter day, Sleepless nights are long, and days dreamed away And the storms continue, with no where to turn My shoes are all wet, and my hair needs a perm (or relaxer in my case) Just then, I remember in spite of it all I can fall on my knees, and begin to call Jesus, my Lord, I need you right here today Right now, my father, in your name I pray Right then, I begin to see things clearer now I didn't know when, and I didn't know how But I knew somehow I would make it through The rain slowed down, thunder and lightning too The sun comes out, and my clothes began to dry The sky is all clear, yet I begin to cry Because I know no matter what comes my way Jesus fights my battles, just have faith, believe, and pray Diagnosed at age 21, April 2002 and again in 2009 9 years and counting, still surviving [comments] => 2 [counter] => 108 [topic] => 19 [informant] => Shandra [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 4 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => InspirationalPoems )
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