Remember My Luck

I was born with a thorn
Cleft lip and palate
The children would ask how
My face was flattened
Had to shrug it off to survive
While my mother kept me alive

Through medication
Consultations
And guilt

But I remember my luck
The woman in front of me
Remember my luck
When the world is dragging me down
I take another look around

Divorce was the first thing I remember
Double holidays and cold Decembers
Had to bundle up to survive
While my father kept me alive

Through hesitation
Manic depression
And guilt

But I remember my luck
The woman in front of me
Remember my luck
When the world is dragging me down
I take another look around

And I never wanted anything I couldn’t get
Privilege has a way of letting you forget
When you think you’ve had enough of the Earth
Everybody who got it worse

How she ever loved me
I would wonder
A mystery to me
My beautiful lover
Had to cuddle up to survive
Every woman kept me alive

Through indifference
Heartbreak and
Jealousy

But I remember my luck
The woman in front of me
Remember my luck
When the world is dragging me
Remember my luck
The woman in front of me
Remember my luck
When the world is dragging me down
I take another look around

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