Wake Up Call
Go ahead and take my wife
Now go ahead and try for my life
But you won’t kill me
-- I will not die –
Cut out part of my tongue
Pull out all of my teeth
Peel back my face and watch me bleed
Dismember my shoulder
As if it were a broken boulder
I’ll say “you hit like a sissy” when it’s all over
Indeed, I have seen how strong I have to be
Everyone around is breaking down on me
My friends and family, one by one...slowly
And I’m the one with a cancerous disease
-Boz-
Copyright © Jackie Bosworth | Year Posted 2009
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