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Corinthians 2.4

Ben Underwood

Lost his eyes

To cancer

When he was three

 

I often struggle

To choose

Between breakfast cereals

Such as frosted flakes

Or coco pops

 

Using his tongue

Ben Underwood

Learnt echolocation

And ‘saw’ with his mouth

This allowed him

To live

 

I left the hob on

Again

 

Ben Underwood

Had glass eyes

And an iron will

 

I have not mown

The lawn

For a month

 

In his teenage years

Ben was an athlete

Playing basketball

Rollerblading

And skateboarding

 

I can do none of these things

 

Ben taught people

That when life kicks you

You just get right back up

And scream in its face

 

There is nothing on the telly

 

Ben died

Aged seventeen

The cancer spread

To his brain

 

I leave the house

Once a week

 

Up until his last breath

He was praising Jesus

Ready for God

 

I hope he was right

I fear he was not.

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Laura Taylor

Wed 23rd Sep 2015 12:04

A fine tribute. I looked up Corinthians 2:4 - that's a nice blending of the message therein, and Ben's religion.

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Stu Buck

Thu 17th Sep 2015 11:55

thanks guys. he was an astonishing person, the kind of person we should be putting out there and hearing about. but hey ho, i hear miley cyrus did something vaguely controversial so i guess we will just focus on her instead...

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raypool

Wed 16th Sep 2015 21:49

Very moving Stu. All I can add is that what happens to us when we're gone is a matter of conjecture - religion being just one option, I think the idea of salvation being awarded on any merit being a thin one. I think good and evil is just two sides of the same coin.
Nevertheless it may have been very real to him so can't be invalidated on an opinion or even a conviction against that perceived reality. That's my opinion of course! Your view is still very valid and your lines have an integrity either way.
I've gone a bit quiet recently, but me missus had a hip replacement so my mind is on full alert ....
all the best. Ray

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