To Vladimir Konstantinov
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You are a fighter
do what you do best
show us that persistence.
That glimmer in your eyes
as you stole the puck from countless others
is beginning to resurface.
You have inspired us
let us inspire you somehow
to be well again.
Through all those games over the years
you continued to teach us
what it means to be courageous
and to have heart.
It never mattered to you
whom you were about to crush
what people thought of you.
Don't let it influence you
when people lose hope --
when they stop believing in miracles.
Jump out of bed
pick up that hockey stick
hold that Stanley Cup high above your head.
The glory is yours
you deserve to keep it
and to let it show once again.
~Audrey
©1997
