so for first time in a week

I woke,
went to the bathroom,
drank some water,
put on some clothes,
and walked out of the
room like a normal
person

to say this is a miracle
is doing an injustice to
the truly ill

but to say it is something
I am amazed at, well, that
is only the truth

it is funny
to know just what
all those dying
people in the
books and
on tv are talking
about when
they say:

“I can never imagine
being normal again”

the room seems different
somehow, but you know
it’s all the same

the world seems different
too, but I suppose it’s just
that you can be a part of it

I awoke today and forgot
what had happened to me
a week ago

and to say that one of the
most amazing moments of
my life was simply:

waking, peeing,
drinking, putting
on clothes, and
walking out the
same door I have
for seven years

well, that would just
be the truth