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Chain of Life Am I you ... Or, are you me?Chain of Life by ~vfripley
You've been through everything that I will go through.
Like your father before you, you repeat, I repeat, we repeat.
We are a chain of life, linking for a brief time.
Or, linked for eternity?
When did it begin?
Where did it begin?
All I know is the chain.
I can see a few links before me and a few after.
After two or three links in either direction the rest become faded in clouds.
Tugging from both sides, I feel the stress and strain of life.
Sometimes it feels as though I will be ripped apart, yet I maintain.
Simply a link in the chain of life.
Stories of old tell of links past.
Adventure lies in the


Brain Tumor Tell me how tough life is. Would you describe it again?Brain Tumor by ~vfripley
"Life ain't tough!" I scream, as you sit there crying.
I make the mistake of coddling you, when I should swing.
Holding you in my arms, taking away the painful sting.
I pat your back and tell you that it will be okay in time.
Lying to you, I agree how tough you have it What a crime.
I am doing you an injustice by making you feel special.
Laughing inside, I wonder about your low pain threshold.
You are weak and yet I tell you otherwise to your face.
Another lemming pleading for help, what a disgrace!
Looking you in the eye, I have lost my sense of humor.
I ask, "Imagine i


Beholders Eye Beauty's in the eye of the beholder sounds so cliché.Beholders Eye by ~vfripley
Said without thought to help explain the daily fray.
Shakespeare says, "Beauty is bought by judgment of the eye."
This is better, yet still lacks what it takes to make me cry.
More to the point, when I see the mountains surrounded by the sky.
This lifts my heart, takes my breath and brings a tear to my eye.
People are beautiful, inside and out, individually in their own way.
I love each and every one of you, not simply something that I say.
Our lives connect and I feel your soul melding with mine.
Our eyes link up, auras dance and my day starts to shine.
You are what's impo