Odds & Evens

Even though I dance before you
Odds are my legs should not support me.

Even though I sing a song of hope
Odds are my voice should have been silenced last year.

Even though I have dragged myself up a thousand times,
Odds are my toughest battles are still yet to come.

Even though you think you can beat me,
Odds are you have never encountered a being as strong as I.

Even now, I am changing the odds.
Even now.
Even now.

Jennifer D. Behnke - March 6, 2013

I wrote this today. It has been 6 years since my last back surgery, and I had to undergo some routine tests, having just been told by my neurologist that he still doesn't comprehend my recovery.