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Everything in my life was going down
I lost hope for my country, my state, my town
A black dog followed me, I was weighed down by care
Saw a neon tiger in the dark, at day a spectral mare.

Offenders crossing our border worsened my blues
In the city, Muslims chanted death to the Jews
FBI reporting so many threats, they couldn't keep track
No way to repel the coming attack.

On a personal level, my mom was very short of breath
We visited the ER, were told she was close to death
An aggressive form of leukemia, they said, a death to fear
Without treatment, only weeks to live; with it, maybe a year.

Mom was doubtful, chemo is not for faint of heart
She asked if she should fight against the tide, and restart
I said yes, then the docs tried the immunotherapy tack
Their chemo worked its harsh magic, pushed the leukemia back.

Remission came, and the nurses with their charts gathered round,
Satisfaction in their eyes, slinking away went the black hound.
The neon cat retreated; the dark mare galloped off the field
The crossed chromosome was controlled, the next best thing to healed

At home we tried to retell her story as it should be told
Seizing the day, driving through autumn's tapestry of gold
To colonial towns, white houses and colored trees ablaze
Making new memories, of rivers blue, and of sunny days 

Her sons scattered, yet she remains a hub of smiles,
Learning of their lives from thousands of miles.
When one son visits, they watch Westerns from a simpler time
Screenwriters then couldn't dream of today's decline
She'll dine with me outside, view our rock garden, perhaps a bird
We don't talk of impending doom, just of books and the written word

For a few years, thanks to medicine, we are not bereft
A stay of execution, at least while America is left.
Thanks to Dr. Seiter, Dr. Liu, and their respective team
The phoenix rose, and for a while, we're in a waking dream.
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