When I am happy, <br />When I am sad, <br />When I am morose, drowned, or glad, <br />When I have power, <br />When I have thrust, <br />When I have uncontrolled bloodlust, <br />When I can jump, <br />When I can run, <br />When I can stare down the barrel of a gun, <br />When I see joy, <br />When I see hope, <br />When I see reason to elope, <br />When I feel danger, <br />When I feel scared, <br />When I feel a challenge to be dared, <br />When I experience anything really at all, <br />Maybe then I can live, not stall.<br /><br />Lee Gelis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-218/
