I thought I was a robot,
Unbreakable and strong,
I never felt weak or tired,
I could work all day long.
I never got sick or sneezed,
I never had a cough,
I thought I was invincible,
I thought I was enough.
But then one day I felt a pain,
A cold had taken hold,
I was weak and tired and sick,
I was no longer bold.
I thought it was just a minor cold,
I tried to push through,
But as the days went by,
I knew I had to renew.
I wasn’t a robot after all,
I was just a human being,
My immune system had been weakened,
By an infection that was freeing.
I learned to take better care of myself,
To listen to my body’s needs,
I’m not invincible, but I am resilient,
And that’s all I really need.
