Written on September 24, 2025
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Fear seeps into my pores, and I sweat droplets of dread Where I once saw you walk this path and I quietly read The feelings that we shared, the blessings that prepared My heart and yours, for this darkness that declared… Cancer, the word no one wants to hear The word so awful it brings the soul a tear The feelings, bleeding through the night Silence the wind, leave the world in fright Cancer, the reason that I write these verses In a prayer, praying healing that curses All the darkness that has come with this disease Cancer is a illness that causes you to fall to your knees I wonder, though I believe, was I faithful enough? Why has this darkness fallen – will it make me tough? I feel so alone, so sad… God, wasn’t I tough ENOUGH? ENOUGH!!! This pain, this valley, this struggle will surely rebuff Cancer, leave my story – please just go away God, please heal my husband, who I pray Will live a long and happy life, a life I can say Was blessed by love and healing that will not betray!
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