Biopsy

B L I N D to the truth I lay burrowed from the exam. Beneath my skin, in my breast lives a large tumor. By the time the needle bubbled in my veins, my beauty had d e p a r t e d. Pleiades B - Poetry Contest Sponsor: Kim Merryman Date Written: August 14, 2016

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/21/2016 8:49:00 PM

glad to see this on the winner list now. Congrats, sweetie. I am doing great!

Paul Callus

Date: 8/21/2016 1:13:00 PM

Biopsies are no fun, but they are necessary for our own good. A very expressive write, Laura. Congrats on this worthy win. Best regards // paul

Sandra Haight

Date: 8/20/2016 9:02:00 AM

Very powerful, Laura. Congratulations on your Third Place podium win! Hugs, Sandra

Sushma A. Singh

Date: 8/20/2016 8:41:00 AM

Huge Congrats!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 8/20/2016 4:23:00 AM

Outstanding and very moving luloo! Congratulations on your well deserved placement! ; ) 7

Kim Merryman

Date: 8/19/2016 7:57:00 PM

Congrats on your 3rd place win, Laura! You took an out of the ordinary word and created a vivid description! Well done! Blessings!

Agnes Krampe

Date: 8/17/2016 7:34:00 PM

Impressive take on a hard subject. Love what you did with the b-words. Agnes

Lu Loo
Date: 8/18/2016 3:36:00 PM

thank you Agnes :)-luloo

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/16/2016 3:52:00 PM

Oh, i really hate biopsies. What an interesting poem this is. Such great use of the B words, a job very well done!

Lu Loo
Date: 8/16/2016 5:11:00 PM

thank you sweet lady, I'm sure you do hate them. I sure do hope you are doing better...(soupie)lots of love, luloo

Nette Onclaud

Date: 8/16/2016 1:27:00 PM

wonderful take on the theme, lou... beauty still lingers despite any operation... grand work as always.. huggs

Lu Loo
Date: 8/16/2016 5:10:00 PM

thanks lovely Nette. You are 100% right. Beauty is only "skin deep". be blessed :)-luloo

Supraja Kannan

Date: 8/15/2016 9:52:00 PM

A very deep and sad one... Good luck in the contest....

Lu Loo
Date: 8/16/2016 5:09:00 PM

thank you Supraja :)-luloo

Joanna Daniel

Date: 8/15/2016 4:01:00 AM

A serious take..hope this is fictional, Laura:) All the best:)

Lu Loo
Date: 8/15/2016 6:47:00 AM

thank you Sweet Jo :) yes fictional for me, but I have several family members who struggled with breast cancer -luloo :)

Jan Allison

Date: 8/14/2016 5:33:00 PM

Your theme made me feel emotional LuLoo -in the past I've had a needle biopsy - thankfully nothing sinister found but you can never be too careful... :-) hugs Jan xx

Lu Loo
Date: 8/15/2016 6:47:00 AM

thank you lady, it's pretty scary, huh? :)-luloo