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Right now


Right now,

There is a child born,

Opening its eyes for the first time,

Taking in the light of a world it has not yet explored,

Breathing in the air that encases it’s small and helpless body,

Even though that air may burn at first,

it breathes.

 

Right now,

There is a mother with tears in her eyes

Happy tears or full of sorrow it’s really up to you,

You can not see her, but you know she’s there,

Weeping for loss or rejoicing in life,

Even though her eyes may sting,

she cries.

 

Right now,

there is a father breathing his last,

Reaching for his child to assure them it will be ok,

He’s proud of all he’s accomplished, but most proud of what he’s made,

And although he knows that it will hurt,

he lets go anyways.

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I'm a Grad student now studying Biochemistry and Biophysics (not sure how I got there). I guess I've been using this site for nearly 8 years now though sometimes I went years without writing much of anything. I write what I feel and I write what I need to let go of. Sometimes I write about a dream or a nightmare I had, If I can tell the difference. I fell in love for poetry in high school and continued to write in college. I hope to publish a book someday as well (leave a comment if a poem speaks to you). P.S. My Instagram is @CottonCandyPoems

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