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This is a poem written by a teenager with cancer.
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; r8 s8 F, ^' R/ }She wants to see how many people get her poem. + _/ z9 t; [) C. a. K0 c6 W
2 b- m2 K+ y/ z3 a/ fIt is quite the poem. Please pass it on.8 `9 T! q6 z( u0 S1 {, m" T
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This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital.
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It! was sent by a medical doctor - Make sure to read what is in the closing statement AFTER THE POEM.
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! e% u- O8 N( A3 R; A: Q4 gSLOW DANCE
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Have you ever watched kids
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On a merry-go-round?& R+ K1 Z( Z4 J% N& c- m6 H4 I$ ^
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Or listened to the rain* d9 @' ~7 S) M& s4 W; Y1 [
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Slapping on the ground?3 H5 M3 H& k2 u( ?$ K) C# T
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Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
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2 ~4 a/ f1 G3 {5 p2 h# k3 _You better slow down.
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4 R k& G9 k% A' |Don't dance so fast.
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) v+ D, u4 }+ aTime is short.% d" s) ~. U F+ Y8 ~* Q0 q
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The music won't last.
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; l1 g0 G& t! `" KDo you run through each day+ N) j% B8 K( Y2 j* e0 S1 F
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On the fly?
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When you ask How are you?
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Do you hear the reply?
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When the day is done/ O4 X- {' X5 {& J) M5 T+ Z
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/ p; ^, y$ E! Y1 k6 nDo you lie in your bed
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( J" I: _# z' @/ I) gWith the next hundred chores
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Running through your head?
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You'd better slow down
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Don't dance so fast.
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9 S8 B7 I' f! s( LTime is short.
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+ U7 G! \1 G& s/ ?% y( iThe music won't last.5 m& _6 Q2 A3 ?* b) K
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Ever told your child, r6 F* o7 S: K4 l6 }) ~7 p
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We'll do it tomorrow?
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" w e( d( u8 M, H& W& U. KAnd in your haste,
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Ever lost touch,
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Let a good friendship die
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Cause you never had time
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9 e2 v. b& r3 @+ s, p# ?0 h QTo call and say,"Hi"
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) l% `' L: v* s0 X; dYou'd better slow down.
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Time is short.
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The music won't last.
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When you run so fast to get somewhere5 {; M- F! f+ k& H# S+ [( `) W
$ T5 o) {4 L7 t R5 CYou miss half the fun of getting there.
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5 f6 G; `3 Q1 f! y/ ]/ m! E0 _When you worry and hurry through your day,5 d. e9 ~, d. |
8 I3 J% u9 U: S; F2 y9 y/ C6 xIt is like an unopened gift...., l8 }; `* F' N; B5 u& ~
6 q& Y1 I& i/ ]3 N: JThrown away.8 O1 m3 a% _/ D4 _
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/ m1 N% t2 C' K3 Z: ]3 WDo take it slower
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Hear the music
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Before the song is over.$ f% B& F/ d8 j( j
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6 r( X0 i/ L& l; D" C) V+ s3 sFORWARDED E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT.
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D4 t, W+ L5 y: I% iDear All:& l- L1 o5 [6 F# @8 ]. B! p
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PLEASE pass this mail on to everyone you know - even to those you don't know! It is the request of a special girl who will soon leave this world due to cancer.7 A7 k7 ~& ` a# e* f
This young girl has 6 months left to live, and as her dying wish, she wanted to send a letter telling everyone to live their life to the fullest, since she never will.
$ H9 P7 V% x6 B6 EShe'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own.
) U3 a, `( y! E" V sBy you sending this to as many people as possible, you can give her and her family a little hope, because with every name that this is sent to, The American Cancer Society will donate 3 cents per name to her treatment and recovery plan. One guy sent this to 500 people! So I know that we can at least send it to 5 or 6. It's not even your money, just your time!! N$ c3 ?+ O4 t2 @% f1 d3 g
PLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST.
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' a$ B: ]# Z/ U% s9 C" K' h( NDr. Dennis Shields, Professor
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1300 Morris Park Avenue
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