Pinktober 2
Me
A lump!
Why?
How did it get there?
Please make it go away
I'm scared, I have to finish my shower so I can tell mom
Three days later I wake up groggy, vomiting, in pain, and much disoriented with one breast bigger than the other
Mom!
Mom
They caught it in time.
The doctor found three lumps one on top of the other ready to root out
Why do you exist?
I address you with concern because I'm irate
All you do is create distress
I understand that you do not discriminate
You attack and destroy my body tissue
I stepped into the ring with you
And blocked all your punches
Now I need to get my rest to feel my best
To germinate, developed, and bloom like a beautiful rose that I am
I've lost a breast because you exist
I'm going to fight and beat you to the very end
I will never lose hope
I will celebrate each day
9/13/2015
I was 17, naive, and very frightened when I discovered a lump in my left breast.
I was very fortunate that they did not remove the breast if the cancer hadn't spread.
Copyright © Eve Roper | Year Posted 2015
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