“Look At You Survive”
Words by Lorraine Shaver
When she heard the doctor’s words,
she could not believe
She thought about her life,
she thought about her family
The words of reassurance didn’t
go too far
She’d forgotten any good she
heard by the time she reached her car.
She had always been so strong,
so free, so positive
A guiding and creative force,
giving all that she could give.
Now she faced a wall of fear
like she’d never known before
Yet, a still strong voice inside
her said you can face this storm!
Walk through that open door:
Others have braved this storm
Know that you’re not alone
When you feel overwhelmed, carry
on
When you strive, you can thrive,
so Alive
Look at you Survive!!!
She very quickly realized that
knowledge was her friend
Reading anything that might
pertain from the beginning to its end.
Hope and Faith were lived out
in her treatment and her care
And a growing inner spirit gave
new wings to her prayer.
At night, she sometimes wept,
but then the mornings came
Pills, appointments, therapy-keeping
her regimen.
As she watched her outer image
seem to change before her eyes
With compassion for herself
she saw an inner beauty shine.
Walk through that open door:
Others have braved this storm
Know that you’re not alone
When you feel overwhelmed, carry
on
