Quick encounters that can change your life

 Thanks for interrupting my life 

to remind me about what is important

to bring Thoreau's wisdom back to my life:

"Rather than love, than money, than fame, give mt truth".

You gave me the plain truth, and I am grateful

my muscle tears will never be cured,

I need to strengthen the muscles around them

the pain will never be gone

I need to make peace with reality.

You can only understand the pain of pain,

if you suffer it,

only people walking this chronic pain path

can truly look you in the eye and comprehend it.

Our quick encounter filled my life with air,

when you compared cancer with crime:

no matter how you try to destroy it,

it will always find a way around it.

Your wisdom changed me physically and mentally

it opened my eyes, I agreed to never stop,

to push through the pain,

the strengthen my weaknesses,

to prioritize,

to deal with addiction without guilt,

 and to stop trying to please others.

You had so many injuries and so many kills,

but were tender to me,

just to make me stronger,

just to make me smile,

and now you are gone.

You were a man without a woman,

because you had multiple,

and you were a man without kids,

because you had your crew as offspring.

"be kind, no stupid"