Cancer

This poem was written by a middle schooler. Please comment with kindness. I am only the teacher.

Cancer

My third eye would see a world without cancer
Yes, there are worse things in the world, hunger and war
But they all have an answer
Not so much for cancer, which just takes and takes more
War ends

Cancer just tends
To the fire of loneliness in a patient's heart
The tart
Sour taste of despair
Skin that's much too fair
Limbs to thin to bear
Falling down
A constant frown
On the face that lacks positivity
Because there is positively
No hope
No rope
To grab on to
My third eye would see a world without cancer




Cancer gave me a new color scheme
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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June 3, 2016 at 11:55 AM
Bravo to your student Sheila I too would love to see a world without cancer - I especially love the lines 'Cancer just tends To the fire of loneliness in a patient's heart' there are few lives that are not touched either directly or indirectly by this dreadful disease but if it wasn't for my husband's cancer surgery i would never have started writing. Hugs Jan xx
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