This poem was written by a terminally ill young
 girl
 in a New York Hospital.
 It was sent by a medical doctor - Dr. Yeou Cheng
 Ma.
I hope this touches your hearts as it has 

touched mine.

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 SLOW DANCE

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 Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round
 Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
 Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
 You better slow down.
 Don't dance so fast.
 Time is short.
 The music won't last.

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 Do you run through each day
 On the fly?
 When you ask "How are you?"
 Do you hear the reply?
 When the day is done
 Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
 Running through your head?
You'd better slow down
 Don't dance so fast.
 Time is short.
The music won't last.

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Ever told your child,
 We'll do it tomorrow?
 And in your haste,
 Not see his sorrow?
 Ever lost touch,
 Let a good friendship die
 Cause you never had time
To call and say "Hi"?
 You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
 Time is short.
 The music won't last.

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When you run so fast to get somewhere
 You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
 It is like an unopened gift....
 Thrown away.
 Life is not a race.
 Do take it slower
 Hear the music
 Before the song is over.

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