Sick

- Oli Lallo (Florida, United States)

I’ve always been a sick kid.

Chronic illness is never for the faint of heart.

I was never happy to have school staff know me by name,

Or to never play with kids my age,

But kids my age never were able to embrace the beauty of life.

They never had to.

While they were running around, as my heart skipped beats,

I’d stare at pores in leaves.

I’d appreciate the breeze in the air,

I breathed In every last breath like it could have been my last,

Kids my age never had to worry about that.

When you’re sick you learn to appreciate plants more than people,

You realize how much more animals affect humanity than we do ourselves.

You’re able to take in life more,

Realize rain is just as beautiful as sunlight.

You appreciate living more than you should,

Because life within itself is a truly extraordinary thing,

And we,

Ourselves are a beautiful product of life,

Sick, 

Or not.