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Mastectomy Poems - Poems about Mastectomy

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Harriet Harris nee Kuritsky circa November 13th
...Harriet Harris née Kuritsky circa November 13th, 1935 - ~ May 4th, 2005 (untimely death sentence ordained ~ early February 1935) I trot out a poem acknowledging birthday of dear ole mom, who s......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, absence, age, america, anniversary,
Form: Rhyme



Harriet Harris Circa November 13th, 1935 - May 4th, 2005
...Harriet Harris circa November 13th, 1935 - ~ May 4th, 2005 untimely death sentence ordained approximately six months prior to mother dearest celebrating her seventieth birthday, though the ......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, absence, age, anniversary, birthday,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Breast of Roses
...Breast of roses where her femininity used to be. A scent of blossoms milled out by mastectomy. The clippings praise and curse at the same time. Her petals falling, weeping, assaulted, past......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, cancer,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Cancer
...Sue had been so proud of her curvaceous figure and considered her pert breasts were her outstanding feature. Sadly, breast cancer runs in her family and now she too had fallen victim to t......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, body, cancer,
Form: Haibun
Premium Member Tall and Proud
...Susan was a cancer survivor After her mastectomy She went thru her blue period But I didn’t know her then When I met her she glowed Exuberant and beautiful Celebrating the gift of life Dancing......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, beautiful, depression, health, inspiration,
Form: Free verse



The Beauty of Her Scars
..."everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucious all she could see were her scars- painted perfectly upon her chest like a reverie flowing to her sadness sc......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, cancer, cousin, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Harriet Harris Circa November 13th 1935 May 4th 2005
...Harriet Harris circa November 13th, 1935 - ~ May 4th, 2005 (untimely death sentence ordained ~ early February 1935) Test teasing prophylactics embarrassing purchase never made at local drugstore......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Elegy
Ophelia Boobies
...Ophelia had cancerous breasts According to all of the tests But old Doctor Kaiser Was simply a miser Who plundered the most treasured chests......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, betrayal, happiness, health, image,
Form: Limerick
Beauty In Disguise
..."Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucious   All she could see were her scars. Painted perfectly upon her chest like a river flowing to her sadness. Scars are proof o......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, cancer, courage, love, strength,
Form: Free verse
In Mammary Of: Maternal Bosoms
...breast cancer runs rampant within me late mother side whar moost every female diagnosed with emotional ride into the depths of despair where metastatic cells pried their way into the appendages wh......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, absence, anger, angst, bereavement,
Form: Elegy
Double Setup
...Double Set Up The first lump was the scariest in 1983. I had found it in the shower. Two other major surgeries I've already had that very year. I was thirty three. A mammogram back then ......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, cancer, health, woman,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dark Ages Revisited
...If the Dark Ages were to come again and electricity would cease to exist, pray tell what'd happen to us? P'raps it be smart to start a list. Well I certainty wouldn't be sharing poetry across the we......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, humorous, nostalgia, technology, today,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Kiss a Pink Ribbon Moment
...The Kiss Breasts Symbol of nurture, womanhood Mens obsession Natures gift turned to curse Mastectomy, Your identity confused A great loss, You choose life Taking no chances You star......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, body, dedication,
Form: Free verse
Don'T Mess With God's Children
...C'mon you ole devil, take your best shot! You kidding? That's it? Is that all you got? I know where I'M going; He's saved me a spot I'll warn you once more in case you forgot You're messin' with ......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, cancer, courage, daughter, faith,
Form: Monorhyme
The Lump
...Come on you old devil, take your best shot! You're kidding! That's it? Is that all you got? I know where I'M goin', He's saved me a spot I'll warn you once more in case you forgot You're messing ......Read the rest...
Categories: mastectomy, cancer, daughter, faith,
Form: Rhyme

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