Spina Bifida

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I sit in bed

pondering what life could have been

if I wasn't forced into countless doctor's offices

89 million minutes

204 months

17 years

sitting, wishing I was normal

maybe this is normal

My normal?

As I sit I yearn for the freedom my peers have

I ask to party

but my body shuns me away,

people have bad days

But what if every day was bad?

For me, it's all I know.

I ruminate about what my life would look like

if I were like people my age

Would I be popular?

Would I have friends?

Even get invited to parties?

I can keep asking why

but I'll never know the answers,

and I'll never know what it's like to be normal

this is my normal.

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