"Life: That's Amazing!"

Here is another poem from Hope Through Heartsongs, by Mattie J.T. Stepanek

Life:  That's Amazing!

When it is nighttime,
I get my nebulizer and All my medicines,
I got to the bathroom and brush my teeth,
I put on my pajamas and heart monitor,
And untangle my oxygen-mustache
So I get my special breathing wind.
When I am in my bed,
My mommy will read me a book,
And say my prayers with me.
She will kiss me and hug me and tuck me in,
And then turn on my Mommy-Songs tape.
When I close my eyes,
I go to sleep and dream and dream,
Or I go to sleep and do not dream.
When it is morning,
I wake up.
I am alive, and
I am breathing, and
I am a real boy.
That's amazing!

October 1993