Warrior Pink
My light begins to diminish
With no hope for a finish
Drowning in this treacherous doubt
Burning from the inside out
Each day, another battle to live
They take more than my body can give
All of these medicines will be my healing
Energy draining, life force stealing
They mark my skin with silent scars
Map my body like shattered stars
Each bruise a truth I cannot hide
Each tear a war I’ve fought inside
I’m weary and this war is too long
They call me beautiful and say I’m strong
I wear that mask and play that role
But it costs so much and takes its toll
The mirror shows a changing face
A stranger standing in my place
Yet deep within, beneath the ache
Still burns a will they cannot break
The nights are long, the hours crawl
I’ve faced the fear of losing all
Still, breath by breath, I rise again
Though trembling now where I’ve once been
Win or lose, I’ll fight my best fight
Even at its darkest, it cannot steal my light
So many questions with no answer
How strong must you be
To be chosen by cancer
They speak of courage, bold and bright
But never of the endless night
Of whispered prayers no one can hear
Or how it feels to live with fear
I know that fear, I’ve felt it sink
Into the marrow, cold and deep
Yet still I rise, though worn and thin
With quiet fire beneath my skin
And if this war should take its claim
It will not take my voice, my name
For even then, through every link
I’ll live in love—still dawning warrior pink
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