Monday, August 18, 2008

No one was impressed.

When sick,
I remember being a child.

I remember the coughing,
trouble breathing, and
days indoors.

The girls thought I was gross,
spitting phlegm into trash cans
during gym.

The teacher still made me run laps,
I would do my best,
but I would start coughing
and would spit into the trash cans
every lap.

No one was impressed.

3 comments:

ds said...

growing up with asthma. been there. but we didn't have trash cans.

Anonymous said...

I've been sick many times. Sometimes so sick I wondered if I would live. Each time I take it as a personal challenge to overcome the sickness. Still, I think health is a gift, nothing earned. Thanks to God.

thirdworstpoetinthegalaxy said...

Man, they should've given you a doctor's note.

Well said. Could definitely see it.