I am Alive Today

Mon, 05/17/2021 - 00:54 -- HB Rita

I was dead on this day last year

Numerous cuts, tubes all over the body

The tongue was sticking out to the throat. 

My mother was crying, children were shocked

I was watching them carefully

What a pitiful howl they wanted to hold me

Their helpless faces suddenly woke me up

I thought, why say goodbye? Why so soon?

Then I moved with an intangible force

I told my mother, mother! Am I alive?

Mom said yes.

I said to the children, dear! I'm alive.

Yes! Today I am alive, but I was dead last year 

Yesterday's useless finger makes me write today 

I earned so much energy and courage to fight! 

Where did I get these? 

My God? My supernatural power? I don't know.

I know,

That day I declared my rebellion against the messenger,

I will protect my family.

Mom said yes.

I said to the children, dear! I'm alive

Yes! Today I am alive, to say I survived

I was dead on this day last year.

The useless fingers,

Today I can write on that finger.

So much courage to fight! Where did I get so much morale?

My God? My supernatural power?

I don't know.

Just know

That day I declared my rebellion against the messenger,

I will protect the family.

This poem is about: 
My community
My country
Our world

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