I Am

without a denial
life is brief and sticky sweet
tobacco claims me
ingested, it now eats me
still, it draws me, my lover  

malformed cells heedless
spread diminishing myself
imploding, anxious
still I rise blessing, loving
cancer is not me, I am

healthtanka

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Andrea Dietrich

June 12, 2012 at 9:52 PM

very interesting way to do the contest, debs!

Kash Poet

June 12, 2012 at 10:43 AM

Very nice poem on the theme of the contest.Best wishes.

James Marshall Goff

June 12, 2012 at 5:27 AM

nicely done! jim

Charles Henderson

June 11, 2012 at 10:02 PM

tough poem girl, but i am tougher. I quit in may of 83 after smoking 27 years. It took some medicated help, but I got through it and have never smoked another. After six months of that I had to go on a diet and lose 35 pounds. I don't know which was tougher, but I won out in the end. have stayed the same weight ever since, within about 5 or so pounds which I gain or lose occasionally.