Once upon a frightful year<\/p>\n
When I was but a babe<\/p>\n
I forsook the nine month timeline<\/p>\n
And decided to escape<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
To follow my example then<\/p>\n
My lungs refused to breathe<\/p>\n
And to keep my tiny heart afloat<\/p>\n
They placed me on machines<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Once or twice a fortnight<\/p>\n
Or once or twice a night<\/p>\n
Alarms would tell my mother<\/p>\n
While giving her a fright<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
That I was on death\u2019s doorstep<\/p>\n
Turning blue and frigid<\/p>\n
Not to breathe again until<\/p>\n
She flipped me and insisted<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
But though my lungs would not expand<\/p>\n
My arms would do my bidding<\/p>\n
And sometimes I would cause the sensor<\/p>\n
To be a bit ill-fitting<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Alas, she grew so weary<\/p>\n
She tired of this annoyance<\/p>\n
This babe that interrupted slumber<\/p>\n
Allowed to be so joyous<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And so she threw the sensors out<\/p>\n
She said to me, good luck<\/p>\n
If you can move your arms<\/p>\n
Then you can breathe, you stupid fuck<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And isn\u2019t that so funny?<\/p>\n
A tale of me as tiny human<\/p>\n
At least she found it humorous<\/p>\n
At family reunions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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