When life was simple br Was when I was in mother's womb? br but wait we were poor so my mom got no prenatal care. br br When life was simple br Was when my mother gave birth to me...? br but wait I was born premature with a collapsed lung unable to breathe. br br When life was simple br Was when I was 6 month old? br but wait that was when my mom found out I have Cerebral Palsy. br br When life was simple br Was when I was about ten? br but wait that when I was called the little cripple boy who has no friends. br br When life was simple br I was about 26 br but wait that when my mother scoffed at my poetic gift. br br Well I'm 41 now br and throughout the years there's one thing I have learned br Life is never simple.