Margeret Bailey Poet I do not know?

Cancer's Notoriety

Cancer is a tricky performer,
like  a demon it takes possession of
peoples' bodies, with lots of melodrama,
whether or not they are ready,
the Cancer is prepared to start a relationship,
by declaring it's going steady with whomever
it chooses,
to a normal unsuspecting person,
It becomes a doozie,
It turns its patients into shell of themselves,
unrecognizeable, after bouts of hell,
Sometimes hard for family members to tell,
nothing short of an excorcism
can make Cancer lose its vigor and vim,
Cancer gains notoriety through all the tests
and research,
being lauded in Great Halls and Churches
Then suddenly a star emerges,
Sometimes we forget that the patient deserves
some credit,
but Cancer doesn't like to share the limelight,
or welcomes edits,
It wants to be El Numero Uno,
the defining stick of dynamite,
rocking its victims' world
until it is stirred and shaken,
Finally declaring victory when its
victims never awaken.

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Wilma Neels September 12, 2010 at 9:15 PM And its becoming more and more of an every day thing, sad some only discover the Big C when its too late to try and fight it! Excellent write Margeret

Poet Destroyer A September 12, 2010 at 6:33 PM wow! Margeret, interesting, but a sad subject. Sad ending gee's it kinda put a gloompy feeling on me, my friend died of cancer, and that was the only way he beat it. A very interesting poem. Much enjoyed,..p.d.