Stay strong and hopeful

I wrote this for a friend who went through a harrowing Cancer experience and survived the disease and the treatment. Chemotherapy is insanely challenging. I'm grateful that she made it through. Survive and thrive. Blessings, love and hugs. Stay strong and hopeful By Michelle Morris 16/12/2023 It came into your life As most awful things do Insidious and cruel Uncaring of any rules It was your body It was your life All turned upside down Challenges and strife Oh, the BIG C The one you'd always dreaded It loomed large and fearsome Like a monster under the bed But that monster was inside Taking over cells one by one Changing your physiology Creating mayhem under the sun The disease was terrifying The treatment a constant struggle But you made it through Burst that Cancer bubble You know that anything is possible You know that you can overcome it all You have fierceness and hope You have determination and support It no longer rules your life As most awful things try Now it's that bad memory A disease that likes to lie It is (still) your body It is (still) your life Keep grounded in the present Allow this gift to multiply Stay strong and hopeful Live your best life and create joy For you are beautiful and eternal No mortal disease could ever destroy © Michelle Morris, 2023