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Cancer Is Flowing My Loneliness the Next Victim

unsaved by CANCER marrow filled with graveyard dirt that dusk sweeps into nightmares- silence IS needy when I beg for healthy bones- vows sworn til’ heaven burns dry wilted from my blood ocean of crimson FLOWING... eyes bleed tears of reckoning grace never forgives when his death is so sudden- tombstone of forevermore please come strike me dead when MY fever is burning- LONELINESS is worse at night his last words fearless my temperature rises as my blood pumps like his last- sanctity reminds me of his last dying breath- knees bent begging for his voice save THE NEXT VICTIM... hospital bed still empty tombstone of FOREVERMORE Form C Broken Wings December 30, 2016

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Agnes Krampe

Date: 1/9/2017 2:53:00 PM

Congrats on your win with this sad but beautiful poem.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/9/2017 8:57:00 AM

this is so sad, Laura. But the poem flows wonderfully. Is it about someone you know? Congrats on your win.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 1/9/2017 8:13:00 AM

I like how you weaved your message through the poem. "Marrow filled with graveyard dirt" a vivid picture indeed. Congrats on your win, Luloo!

Barry Stebbings

Date: 1/9/2017 7:17:00 AM

Congratulations on your win with this piece, Laura. So sad and Cancer is destructive in so many ways. // Barry

Afzal Nusker

Date: 1/9/2017 6:27:00 AM

Profound is your writing, Laura. I'm sure many people are going to relate with this heart wrenching poem. Congratulations!

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 12/30/2016 11:05:00 AM

Oh this filled my eyes with tears dear Loo...We all have someone close to us or that we recognize who suffers from cancer...that is why this breaks my heart. Have a Blessed New Year dear.