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| Chemo | Toweling off
The shower sheen
I'm forced to notice,
See
My body.
(Can it be my body?)
Shriveled
From the chemo.Pulling on
My soft socks,
I cannot feel
My toes,
As if they are asleep.
(Will they wake again?)
Nerves raw
From the chemo.Combing out my wig,
I miss
My hair.
How I miss
My hair;
Miss my toes, my body,
But if the cancer
Dies,I will bless
The chemo. |
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| Looking Good | "Hello,"
She says,
"So good to see you
Looking good."
I smile,
Give her a hug.
"Thanks,"
I mean it.
But my mind
Stands me back an hour
At my bedroom mirror,
Painting
On the roses. |
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| The Sword | Hangs over my head
The proverbial sword,
I do not count the days
But know the date.
"May Second,"
I tell folks
Even if they do not ask.
May Second is the day
The sword will drop,
Or not,
Or not, please God,
Or not. | | Susan Long -- May 2007 | To the BOOK STORE |
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