Time Piece

I filmed a few sections of my poem “Time Piece” at the beginning of chemo. It was one of a number of pieces in ‘You Better Be Lightning’ that haunted me when I was first diagnosed, but that I later found a great deal of comfort in. There are a million miles of distance between what I knew when I wrote this poem, and what I knew when I started needing it in real life, but I’m so thankful for the me who put these words to page. The squeaking that can be heard sporadically throughout the video are prairie dogs. I wish I’d filmed them because they are the cutest little munchkins, and as it had been a while since I’d performed for a live audience–their enthusiasm was very encouraging. Time is precious, y’all. Today I noticed my hair really truly beginning to grow back, and I am so grateful for every single day we are here on this earth together. [Instrumental music by Sharkk Heartt ] -------- "Time Piece", from Andrea's latest book, YOU BETTER BE LIGHTNING, available here: http://bit.ly/andreagibsonybbl ---------- Check out all of Andrea’s books: https://bit.ly/andreagibsonshop Subscribe to Andrea's free newsletter: https://andreagibson.bulletin.com/sub... To visit Andrea's website: https://www.andreagibson.org Follow Andrea: Facebook:   / andreagibsonpoetry   Instagram:   / andrewgibby   Twitter:   / andreagibson   Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3rLwBxV