I survived: My father's death, who left too early, My mother's trip to the land of forever fog, The loss of a child, A few years in the Pool, Swimming with gentle crocodiles, The mountain trail somewhere East, An angry crowd in Musutiste, On the same day, the shelling in Studencane, A few disappointments, One recent betrayal, And the black cloud nightmares.
I will survive: The daily headache, The selection at the Academy The fading love, The obsessive longing for Someone, Yes, I will survive It all.
So help me God.
Musutiste and Studencane on February 20th, 1999: twice on that day, God decided it was not due time for me.