The 2000th post and poetry

After almost five years and heaven knows how much muttered rubbish this is my 2000th post - small drum roll please - and as such I was looking for something a little bit special for today, only to fail dismally until last night when something dropped into my lap from an unexpected source.

Alex Sykie, poet, friend, blogger and geek, maybe better known to you as 'Punctuation', told told me I had inspired a poem, or rather one of my blog posts had! I don't think I have ever inspired much in my life, let alone a poem and particularly a poem which for me is quite pertinent at the moment. It's subject matter might be serious stuff but it's message is one of hope and courage. I feel quite proud! ;o)

So here is is, take it away Alex.....

'LUMP' ~ by Alex Sykie.

This is the reality worm that spits on your
breakfast so you lose your appetite.

This is the hitch-hiker who steals your
dreams whilst you sleep, scribbles out
days on your calendar and adjusts your
priorities without asking if it’s ok.

This is the bringer of a vain hope that
God exists, or that at least love really
can conquer all, despite the odds.

This is someone else’s epic battle that you’ve read
about and it loomed unplanned on your horizon
whilst you are still far too young and have so
many things left to do.

This is the teacher of new words, new statistics
and new ways of saying things, like “whipple” and
“procedure” and “chances” and “affairs in order”.

This is the pink ribbon and the races in
memory of you.

This is how you get to be yesterday’s
face in a photograph.

This….is….It.

Fight It. Don’t give up.

*and thank you to all of you who have so loyally tolerated me getting to this 2000th post!