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This is a poem written by a teenager with cancer.
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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., c) c, B; z2 r
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" E# n- K: C! E3 ~$ C, u; CIt! was sent by a medical doctor - Make sure to read what is in the closing statement AFTER THE POEM." j. ?( Z; q; S2 v( d" e
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SLOW DANCE
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+ {; d; B i% z$ A- K) wHave you ever watched kids- ]4 l) Z7 L; Y* ?
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On a merry-go-round?4 `4 y6 r- [9 `; e
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Or listened to the rain x3 U/ h/ Q2 F$ U# T7 ?" O
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Slapping on the ground?& _ ^3 ] F: Q' H: B
: e Y8 Q) _" J( ^, ZEver followed a butterfly's erratic flight?& o8 Q" s2 c8 `$ g2 G
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You better slow down.
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$ N; y' q& j, w% vDon't dance so fast.% F2 V) i- D/ u2 x3 s# q
7 x3 |; W% P; c$ W# r1 hTime is short.6 F, c" V$ R3 F p
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The music won't last.8 h! F; C V {2 ~; W# ~1 a' i
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: p! ~% w& ]* ~+ D. y/ lDo you run through each day. |0 z% y: E* S5 A7 G/ D
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On the fly?
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( t. _! K2 u: Q- c1 X% DWhen you ask How are you?- C* H% a& `7 }, D
! w4 H/ g% g5 I, C3 l& D, ADo you hear the reply?' P8 N- B9 P z7 M
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When the day is done
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1 Z2 K7 i. ]5 V4 ^+ y4 u3 a1 v% fDo you lie in your bed
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8 p2 Y4 y* u8 H, fWith the next hundred chores
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Running through your head?
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! i8 ^( F/ H% y& I6 hYou'd better slow down
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Don't dance so fast.
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Time is short.2 F! s9 T$ {8 ~' F
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$ l) |) K) q9 Z3 E0 A1 pEver told your child,
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We'll do it tomorrow?
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* X7 e9 p8 }. w9 ?0 mAnd in your haste,
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Not see his sorrow?; K6 F+ }6 V1 I9 h1 n7 A5 u5 ]
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Ever lost touch,+ w' m1 S+ W- N! a6 G
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Cause you never had time
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: E: A3 d$ X2 {$ }: K5 Q& JTo call and say,"Hi". J2 e! w3 j. l0 J1 g
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You'd better slow down.
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3 G0 P# j0 I$ ~Don't dance so fast.
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The music won't last.
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When you run so fast to get somewhere* x& Q! N( i% V; ?
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You miss half the fun of getting there.) f* J9 I0 ]# c! N8 `6 I* }
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When you worry and hurry through your day,
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5 h- B T c0 UIt is like an unopened gift....) \' j/ B$ I- h4 }$ c: J
: ]1 {5 ?' c6 J! n w& O: }+ `Thrown away.
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- d! _ @ _* d u* kLife is not a race.
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& M" U0 l1 j+ `% j$ z/ W2 a5 ^7 ZDo take it slower
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Hear the music
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) J0 O% Q( C( x+ d* i5 zBefore the song is over.
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+ c4 |; B0 g% d9 X+ tFORWARDED E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT.
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Dear All:1 Y0 B4 M% R0 l" a. W' B4 W$ T
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( b! |9 G3 {) L! ePLEASE 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.
5 @2 {: J" |' {+ _, ?6 `# SThis 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.' n, o0 j/ c; x9 t- r
She'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own.
* o2 b8 j. ?5 a1 vBy 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!/ Z, E: |1 d/ H$ k) F5 c
PLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST.
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Dr. Dennis Shields, Professor
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