Mastectomy Poems - Poems about Mastectomy

...Harriet Harris née Kuritsky... Despite being a nineteen year old bride she wed Boyce Brandon Harris half a decade her senior, (where I ranked less than a twinkle in their eyes) during the mont......

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...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......

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...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 ......

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...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......

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...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......

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...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......

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..."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......

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...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......

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...Ophelia had cancerous breasts According to all of the tests But old Doctor Kaiser Was simply a miser Who plundered the most treasured chests......

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..."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......

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...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......

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...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 ......

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...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......

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...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......

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...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 ......

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