i did

 
I didn’t think
that I would
scrape a knee
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
lose a tooth
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
need braces
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
get acne
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
get cut from
the soccer team
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
get my face
spit in
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
get rejected
from college
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
get depressed
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
see my parents
split up
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
almost lose
an eye
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
get varicose veins
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
get nose and ear hairs,
lonjas and a gut
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would 
settle into a job
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
have a kid
with autism
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
see my wife
miscarry
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
witness
a school shooting
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
see somebody die
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
get a life-threatening
illness
and then
i did.
I didn’t think
that I would
die
and then