When Life Was Simple Poem by Lore Me34

When life was simple
Was when I was in mother's womb?
but wait we were poor so my mom got no prenatal care.

When life was simple
Was when my mother gave birth to me...?
but wait I was born premature with a collapsed lung unable to breathe.

When life was simple
Was when I was 6 month old?
but wait that was when my mom found out I have Cerebral Palsy.

When life was simple
Was when I was about ten?
but wait that when I was called the little cripple boy who has no friends.

When life was simple
I was about 26
but wait that when my mother scoffed at my poetic gift.

Well I'm 41 now
and throughout the years there's one thing I have learned
Life is never simple.