sitting here at the computer
heat radiating off my skin
like waves off asphalt street
thinking about my luck
my daughter says it’s
on the upswing…and really
what does that word mean
not a gambler this one
at least not ‘black jack’
or casino ‘slot machines’
have never won anything
i remember hiking years gone
‘tail end charley’ was me
stopping to catch my breath
in the hot afternoon sun
everything around me enchanting
from tiny lizards, chipmunks
to pebbles in a swift stream
bad lungs…i thought…meaning
to catch up but never could
took in the scenery instead
would reach the top eventually
my heart works better now
with new hardware installed
lungs filling with air power-ful
is my luck on the upswing…really
what could it seem to mean
in the scheme of things
i’ve still never won anything
© July 2015
Renee Espriu
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reneejustturtleflight.com 
i wonder sometimes how we define luck and whom we walk the journey with. i have been with people that were so much more talented of physically fit than i was and it made me feel like i always tried to catch up and never could – but then – do i have to? or can i just enjoy life as it is with what i’ve got at the moment without comparing things? ha – see – you got me all phylosphical here… smiles
and hey – def cool on the new hardware…smiles – i’m always amazed at what medicine can do nowadays
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That’s me for you! Philisophical all the way. When I first took it in High School it seemed to make no sense but it is how I write…can’t seem to help it. LOL I tell everyone I have hardware in my chest so I can think of it in a positive light. Funny I thought it would improve my energy level but genetics is what it is…so to speak. Thanks for your comment…always. Hope it is cooling down there. We are in a heat wave….again. 😦
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I have never had luck in money Renee.. but luck comes in many blessings often held in disguise.. I am pleased you are gulping air and less tired these days.. slow steps take my friend.. Hugs Sue xxx
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My daughter made this statement and it puzzled me at first. She really wants things to be better for me now and yes, slow steps. xoxo
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❤ xx
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