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Almost
I'm almost thirty-and succeeding at survival-
I'm almost perfectly confident with who I am
I almost have everything I need
I almost have complete fulfillment
Almost
I can almost run an eighth of a mile
I can almost have a fulfilling career
I can almost pass as normal
I almost qualify for the life-saving clinical trial
I am almost ready for a lung transplant in a few years
I can almost go a day without any therapy
I almost have as much energy as my aging mother
I almost met God but he wasn’t ready
I almost learned to be completely true to myself
I almost have nothing to complain about
I can almost believe I am going to make it
I would almost ask for nothing more
I could almost say if I have more loss I'd be okay
I'm almost ready if the end would come
To say I've lived an almost perfect life.
Almost.
By Isa Stenzel
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