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Happy
happy?
how can you ask such a question of me?
does this disease leave me with feelings of pleasure?
A thousand needles have pricked my skin,
demanding blood
returning poison in the name of health
I've lost friends before i started high school;
said goodbye to loved ones
i met only through their legacies
and you ask if i am happy?
My body betrays me with each breath
sharp stabs to my chest
keep me from bright hopeful dreams
I make decisions you cannot bear to think of
i face ugly truths - you turn your eyes away
blinding yourself with pathetic pity.
happiness is a question asked patronizingly of children
I face my fear every day
raising my sword of defiance and determination
slaying the dragons you didn't even know were there.
I am courageous, I am strong
I have accomplished everything
and paid with my life.
I am joyous, fortunate, fearless
spiritual, solaced, content and loved
don't ask if i'm happy.
By Michelle Compton
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