Cancer Kill 1
CANCER KILL I
So many months of toxic love
in my veins, chemo, radiation, electric pain
I feel collateral damage
as cells strong and sick perish in its heat
this body like an ancient tomb lies
heavy on its frame while tubes and lines
carry dyes as my hair begins to thin
skin grows red, raw and dry
the brain hides memories and words
I hear the lonely tap tap of an MRI
my life feels like a dark and heavy chore
I fought infection, fatigue, metaliic tastes and more
Winter’s cold loneliness comes to an end
I wonder if I will I see green grasses in the lawn
ever grow again.
Copyright © Linda Milgate | Year Posted 2018
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