She was 22

Fed up, stuffed, not knowing what to do

Her bladder cramped and her head hurt

The doctors all told her – “Take this, it’ll work.”

But the more pills she took,

The worst she felt

Her body kept aching

She saw the thin healthy people and said

“These must be the cards I’m dealt.”

She went home and drank a soda

She sat down to look at her social media

She said to herself, “None of them know ya.”

It was hard to breathe

She looked at her pills on the table

Thinking – “If I take them all, maybe I can leave this world.”

Instead she remembered what one of her doctors said

“Go for a walk every day. It’ll make you feel good.”

She wondered if she even could

The excuses presented themselves like moths to a flame

She suddenly realized “I’m the only one to blame.”

For my condition and for how I feel

She poured the soda down the drain

She put on her shoes and started to walk

Then there was rain

She didn’t stop

She walked a mile and liked how she felt

The next day she walked two

Each day she felt a little more new

A year later she was down 30 pounds

Her head didn’t hurt and her bladder healed

The magic pill had been revealed

She felt empowered

She felt alive

All because she chose to exercise