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I am IMMORTAL

June 22, 2010
By Rachel Lamm BRONZE, Colby, Kansas
Rachel Lamm BRONZE, Colby, Kansas
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I am IMMORTAL/ That car cannot hurt me/ Tornado alley will not detour me/ I have a path/ It is paved in stone

I am IMMORTAl/ High school didn’t hurt me/ Bad advice did not detour me/ I have a path/ It is paved in good decisions

I am IMMORTal/ Sickness hurt me/ Bed rest will not detour me/ I have a path/ It is paved in nurturing hands

I am IMMORtal/ Boys cannot hurt me/ Breaking up will not detour me/ I have a path/ It is paved in self-love

I am IMMOrtal/ A dropped ball does not hurt me/ Losing will not detour me/ I have a path/ It is paved with teamwork

I am IMMortal/ Sibling rivalries do not hurt me/ Second Best does not detour me/I have a path/ It is paved by my family

I am IMortal/ Working does not hurt me/ Forty hour weeks do not detour me/ I have a path/ It is paved in sweat

I am Immortal/ Voluntering does not hurt me/ Helping others does not detour me/ I have a path/ It is paved in sacrifices

I am immortal/ Nothing can hurt me/ Nothing will detour me/ I have a path/ It is paved by me

I am mortal/ Cancer did hurt me/ My father’s health did detour me/ We have crossing paths/ The paths are paved in my tears, prayers, and love

The author's comments:
My father's cancer moved me deeply.

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