A boy in Goldthwaite, Texas,
a girl in Cincinnati, older than their years.
Born without an aorta Jae Head
knows his mind, his dream.
His film career can wait —
he has high school football to play
and his ninety-five pound body
and mighty heart are pursuing that life.
Lauren Hill won’t hold to life long
for a brain tumor will claim her soon
but she’s at the gym before dawn
playing college basketball
through her final weeks.
Two kids who know how to exist
as though each day were the last,
to do ordinary tasks in extraordinary ways,
thriving, seeking, holding the ideal
one day at a time as many days
as they’re given.