These are 2 poems, written by 2 people very close to my heart, 1 being my daughter. They were written after my primary diagnosis, and I wanted to include them on my blog as they mean so much to me.
CANCER
No control
It's heart wrenching
Feeling useless
Guilty too
It's difficult to deal with
Scared to call
Not knowing what awaits me
At the end of the line
Fear of not being supportive
Of saying the wrong thing
Of being free of cancer
Eats away inside me
Just like the tumour
That invades her body
I just want my friend back
She wantes herself back
What right do I have to despair?
I am on the outside
Looking in
I want to take it all away
Stay strong
And I will stay strong with you
AGAIN
My tears roll down my face
As I watch you lying there
Weeping from the chemo
Your tired and in despair.
I want you to be alright
I want you to survive
I want you to pull through
I want you to stay alive
But I know you will pull through mum
I know you will be there
Even if your self conscious
At the loss of your own hair
A year has gone by now
And your lucky to be here
Your getting support from everyone
But you still live in fear
That one day it will come back
And haunt us once again
But I know mummy we can pull through
Again, again, and again
This is my story, as a 42 year old, young woman, living with terminal breast cancer.
