I'M Not Alone

Tears were rolling down his face, he told me. I heard them in the sound of his sad voice. Before today, we’d been so glad to know my tumor was removed. We could rejoice! Expecting radiation for six weeks, I felt fantastic! Chemo I’d escaped. Late test results came in. I heard with shock the dread word “chemotherapy” and gaped. I called my spouse. He could not help but cry. I felt his tears as if they were my own. He said I was too good to go through this. His words will get me through. I’m not alone. Written July 28 for the Three Stanzas- Three Only Contest of Broken Wings Quatrain form with the rhyme on the second and fourth lines of each stanza. Note: I am sure I am going to be ok. This chemo and radiation are all extra precautions to assure cancer does not return. I just don't want to go through it all, and the news the other day I would need the extra chemo was very unexpected! Thanks, my friends, who support me with your love and prayers. Thanks, Constance. Your special word was my inspiration.