Footprints In the Sun

Global warming caused my cancer;
    Here I thought my lack of shirts.
Carbon footprint’s karmic answer:
    Carcinoma, just desserts.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Krutsinger Avatar
July 30, 2022 at 9:42 AM
The desserts are so dangerous; sugar has such a connection with cancer!
Wolf Avatar
July 22, 2022 at 4:17 PM
Gee, if Biden got his carcinoma life-guarding, why didn't Reagan?! He was another older President, wasn't he?! ~ Just askin'
Rodrigues Avatar
July 21, 2022 at 5:17 PM
The sun can be deadly…best cover up. I forgot some spots and paid the price with a brutal sunburn. Sorry you’re dealing with this…hard.
Hankins Avatar
July 22, 2022 at 8:48 AM
I agree that it is, Kim. We cannot be too careful. As far as I know I don't have any skin cancers, but I do keep a close check.
Hankins Avatar
July 21, 2022 at 2:07 PM
Wow, now this short poem really gives me something to think about. I love sitting in the sun and, since childhood, I can't remember ever putting on sunscreen. I don't seem to sunburn, just turn a toasty brown. But, I'm going to be more careful. My mom died of melanoma back when it was a death sentence!
Kyser Avatar
July 21, 2022 at 3:01 PM
I think the sunburn you got 25-30 years ago is what manifests as basal cell carcinomas. I worked construction several summers in the blazing Alabama sun back in high school and have had about 15 carcinomas burned off or cut out, with the worst being a large one on my nose that required plastic surgery and moving a flap from my cheek. The poem was somewhat tongue-in-cheek. Biden recently said global warming caused his skin cancer.
Kyser Avatar
July 21, 2022 at 3:01 PM
It was more likely his time spent as a lifeguard, defending the free world from Corn Pop
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