2016, The Year That Was and 2017, The Year That Could Be
2016
Leap year
The year to finally achieve my goals
BOOM
Trapped in darkness
Your safety net and rock just got diagnosed
He has cancer
You fall in a hole
He will recover.
CALL 911
First hospital visit
He recovers
Maybe they will put him on a stronger medication
CALL 911
Second hospital visit
This is not looking good.
The world as you know it is filling with darkness
Clouds of acid rain pierce your heart and sting your senses.
It is time to begin Medical School.
They tell me:
Whatever you do DON'T FALL BEHIND
I am not worried.
Diligence is my middle name.
First exam is tomorrow, I am ready to ace it.
YOU NEED TO SCHEDULE A FLIGHT.
He is now in hospice care.
I see him for the first time in a year.
How are you feeling...they all say
NOT GOOD he says behind tears.
I sing him the songs he sang to me as a kid
I get a smile out of him.
That is the last conversation I have with him.
Stuck in darkness
No where to go
There are screams everywhere you go
Living a nightmare
The world is changing
No one is immortal
Although some reality TV stars may seem that way
2017
It is time.
Time to pick myself up
No one can bring me down
I fall
I make mistakes
I am not the smartest
I am not the strongest
I am not the kindest
I can use a hand
The pain is all over me.
BUT
No one will outwork me
If you want something
Then go get it.
This is the year.
Nothing will stop me.
This year will change the world.
I may come out bruised and dirty
But I will come out of that dense forest
I will see the rainbow
I may not find the pot of gold
Then I will create the pot of gold.
2016 good bye.
2017 here we go!