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
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