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This is a poem written by a teenager with cancer. 5 t; D$ _: N/ `1 i, r' t& ~" Z
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She wants to see how many people get her poem.
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It is quite the poem. Please pass it on.
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This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital.! A6 T2 W* @5 A& T" E
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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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% U# n4 f, p' h cSLOW DANCE
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' e6 e0 @6 m Q# ?" Z0 JHave you ever watched kids
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- P8 {1 i. ^- OOn a merry-go-round?9 d1 I" i- ?# F) r
4 F( _# X* @8 e! AOr listened to the rain
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Slapping on the ground?5 N) ]9 Y- L7 Q+ t9 Y1 ^
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Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?2 g# D! d/ x/ c+ H7 e0 {3 a
2 l9 j [2 H2 w( u" h5 \8 ~Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?" U( x2 `" q, Q/ a. g7 o
2 a* Z& ~7 \( o, cYou better slow down.
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0 W5 s* Z9 |, y5 z) |Don't dance so fast.
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Time is short.
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/ L: \2 R+ m4 C) D1 _) |" Y& AThe music won't last.
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Do you run through each day# P+ m4 A% N& ` b+ ]% s
8 x6 \: `$ s! c9 }& Q w" `( _3 P, oOn the fly?
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When you ask How are you?
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Do you hear the reply?9 t* @6 y: D9 I& G
0 C k/ y( z G( zWhen the day is done% b1 U. ~; G+ Y6 R- C/ ]
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Do you lie in your bed
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With the next hundred chores
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Running through your head?/ p% I' t7 n7 n B) t
6 L: u2 [3 H0 L! U# z$ f6 YYou'd better slow down, {9 `! h: x: _" x4 @
6 H( o" a3 l# W% n! S k/ Z V7 W1 JDon't dance so fast.& F- n q; X1 Z' j& Q6 N
& Z6 X& B Y; M& B, W7 BTime is short.+ d# Q# [9 D/ K' g' |' l' w0 q4 t, {
, u7 o! v, P. ~% g# H; jThe music won't last.; o2 P5 C2 V8 x/ L
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: L B+ l- r& ZEver told your child,6 D' b9 P* B$ J: s- x& I8 s
! c7 u: q! H8 F6 v; T2 q, VWe'll do it tomorrow?
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* V' B9 U, L2 k% h; j8 eAnd in your haste,% F& U1 ?% ^0 e/ o( P6 B) m# q% Z. _
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Not see his sorrow?
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Ever lost touch,- \: E" ?) ?4 {* Y P& C9 Z
- ^6 E; O- t: E' d$ c/ {Let a good friendship die: J- l5 B) q/ Q v
3 w# }& |) Z! \Cause you never had time0 [0 C1 s7 F9 O0 h7 W
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To call and say,"Hi"" r% c+ `- J% q4 c
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You'd better slow down.
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Don't dance so fast.1 D& G9 h! p/ j* p9 W" M
/ W+ X; K, J! X. Y8 F4 ]: w/ hTime is short.7 L9 o" L1 U, w( {8 ^6 \
' E# ]* e: _! g7 vThe music won't last.( q/ d4 D2 u, m E$ G% o) @1 h
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When you run so fast to get somewhere+ f4 H/ c6 K: l# [& i0 i
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You miss half the fun of getting there.
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5 n/ A8 f3 R0 Z/ F* a! q, cWhen you worry and hurry through your day,
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It is like an unopened gift....
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8 N' F* |( h) p$ u, SThrown away." m. i, d+ v: [# L
9 m7 k+ l; ~9 r( W, [Life is not a race.# C- l4 }$ _3 Y+ X: O) Z' `+ t
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Do take it slower
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5 f+ C) D8 d) g- SHear the music& X% V( o) ^0 Q
e% \$ J; q! J, i- \2 ABefore the song is over.: ]2 V2 Z$ m6 m9 t
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FORWARDED E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT.3 d9 F9 m A; ~" |* ?: }8 l
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7 A& E3 v [: `" X5 g V4 zDear All:
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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." i7 e6 X6 f5 f& C" A9 ?7 N( V% i
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.
# K" ?& O! [/ y$ W* zShe'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own.
* b/ m( M" I: Q8 kBy 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) N* w9 {& t. D* l E: e4 Q- C
PLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST.4 \+ C! c% L5 ~0 o* R* U" h1 \
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Dr. Dennis Shields, Professor
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