The Big C by Owen Yeates

The Big C

They call it the big C Whisper it gently They call it the big C It catches out plenty Causing Calamity Awareness Afraid Numbing Nerves Creating Compassion Ending Existence Robustly Reviled They call it the big C Utter it low They call it the big C We’ve a long way to go They call it the big C One day will there be Over the big C Complete victory

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/30/2013 10:46:00 PM

this is fantastic, Owen. Do you think the powers that be would ever allow us to have the cure? I bet there already IS one and we are not let in on the secret!

Dan Kearley

Date: 11/11/2012 12:51:00 PM

There is one big C you forgot! CONQUER!! Ha,ha..Very nice eye opening write you have here...Victory it shall be!

Arild Andresen Ertsland

Date: 11/10/2012 3:00:00 PM

Howdy Owen,I like your creative rhyme alot my friend.We`ve had our rounds with the big C in my family.Have a peaceful and relaxing Saturday evening..Arild

Owen Yeates Date: 11/11/2012 11:25:00 AM

Hi Arild thanks for the comment, all the best Owen

Larisa Rzhepishevska

Date: 11/10/2012 1:48:00 PM

Yes, I agree with Frank: it's a very serious subject. I like this poem and the style of it. Thanks for sharing. With warmest wishes, Larisa

Owen Yeates Date: 11/11/2012 11:26:00 AM

Hi Larissa thanks for the comment, all the best Owen

FRANK H.

Date: 11/10/2012 11:42:00 AM

Beautifully written! Very Serious Subject...when i saw the title ...i thought it might be about a gal i use to know in my youth. Ha Ha!

Owen Yeates Date: 11/11/2012 11:26:00 AM

Hi Frank soup mail

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 11/10/2012 6:55:00 AM

Most people don't wish to talk about Cancer, it is as if it is contagious. I guess it makes us face our own mortality and that can be difficult. I think all of us have been affected by the big C. Thanks for putting a spotlight on a sad and relevant topic.

Jack Ellison

Date: 11/10/2012 6:22:00 AM

The big C has or will touch most of us! Maybe one day it will be beaten! We can hope...

ismeta -Ivy vresk

Date: 11/9/2012 6:58:00 PM

'' C'' stand for curies as I was,to read your poems,I love your style,great poem,Ivy

elizabeth wesley

Date: 11/9/2012 3:41:00 PM

Those C words hold so many meanings that affect our lives. Great way you bring them all to life.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/9/2012 3:15:00 PM

Enjoyed reading your work today..I am not sure of the interpertation though..Thanks for stopping by..Sara

Richard Palmer

Date: 11/9/2012 12:15:00 PM

me too Vie,but with the technology man has to create destruction,I thought it would have been found,a cure,but a doctor friend of mine once said,LIFE has become a business....great write Owen,dig the style

Mystic Rose

Date: 11/8/2012 8:10:00 PM

I pray it will Owen, great sharing, lit touches the lives of so many, love and light vie

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