There it sat
In the middle of my head,
That special gland,
That gland which controlled all emotions,
That gland where my soul lay.
The good and evil,
The positive and negative,
All held in that gland,
All held in my soul.
Then it happened,
It became diseased,
My soul was being destroyed.
But it could be cured,
I could have an operation,
Or die.
As I awakened
All had changed,
My evil thoughts had disappeared,
There was nothing negative in my life.
Life in all its glory was wonderful,
The disease had been removed,
And in that removal
All negative thoughts had gone.
I had been given a second chance,
A second chance at life,
And that life would be wonderful,
Despite all the ills that come my way.
I always find the bright side,
As I may not have,
A third chance at life.
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: The pituitary gland in the head controls all the other glands of the body. Some religions say that this gland also hold the soul. Eleven years ago I had a growth on this gland and was told if I didn't have an operation to remove the growth I would die! I had the operation where they removed the growth and half of the gland (half of my soul?) and from that day I have always been positive as I now believe that that half that was taken took away the negative side of my life. IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD.
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Wow! Unless you were so appreciative for your second chance in life that you never quite saw life in the same way again.
People with 'half a soul', maybe the negative half, can be found at church business meetings! There you will find that other 'half of your soul'.heehee.
Thank you Orchi, yes I am certainly very appreciative of being given a second chance.
Lovely clip and song too - from early days, we remember. There's one of my 'twinges' again - a tear falls involuntarily - from MY soul? You've not 'gone' yet. You've poems to write, among many other good things!
Thanks ANDY ~ A Wonderful example of "The Power of thinking POSITIVELY" and focusing on "That which is GOOD ~ AMEN" Thanks for your comment which I found helpful ! If only it were that simple for the rest of us ! A simple operation to accentuate the POSITIVE and eliminate the NEGATIVE ! I am grateful that GOD chose to make me an OPTIMIST and not a PESSIMIST ~ AMEN Louis' version of WONDERFUL WORLD (and the video) is a perfect compliment to your TESTIMONY ! Thanks for sharing & caring ~ Yours BRIAN ~ The Eternal Optimist ! Please check my poem ~ Thanks B !
Thank you Brian, from personal experience I find that people find optimism so strange - you and I don’t,
(1) I am very glad you lived Andy! (2) Is this literal? Did you really become positive most/all of the time? Wow! (3) If so, you have found a (drastic) cure for depression! (4) If you became positive because they cut away half, aren't you glad they cut the right half - if they had cut the other side, would you have become severely depressed? So many questions! At the end of the day what counts is that you made it!
1). Thank you Lorna
2). I believe so, being given a second chance made me take my fairly positive mind to a new high.
3). Not really, depression can be caused by many things and an operation would not necessarily cure it.
4). They knew what they were doing, being given a second chance at life was the cure that worked.
Yes I made it and will continue for eternity.
Hi Goldfinch60,
An incredible poem! Thank you!
You must treasure life now more than ever after the experiences you have had.
Thank you for sharing!
Keep writing
FineB
Thank you FineB, yes life is so precious and I value every moment.
did this really happen?
Yes, I had a growth on my pituitary gland and was told that if I didn’t have an operation to remove it I would die. Having a second chance at life changed my thinking so that nothing now is bad. Life is precious and I value every moment.
here's to ya.
today is Friday,
my beer day. ha! ha!
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Andy,
So happy you’re here writing all these wonderful poems!
I cannot even imagine the feeling of knowing you could have died because of that growth! It is a gift being given a second chance to live. Now I really comprehend why you always see the light no matter what and telling us that the light is there...we just have to look for it if we don’t see it!
A great write for an amazing read! A perfect Louis Armstrong song!
So happy to have met you on MPS! You are an inspiration!
~Laura~
Thank you very much for your kind words Laura. IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD.
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