I've been thinking of late,
"What does cancer do?"
My answers haven't come,
But it got me thinking.
I've been thinking of people.
People who have had cancer,
People who have it now,
And people who will have it.
What does it feel like?
Does it hurt you more,
Or the people you love most?
Does it make you feel like dying?
Does it hurt you physically?
Why does it happen to you?
Is God punishing you
Or is He not even caring?
Cancer is a scary thing.
I've seen what it does.
I know what happens.
It's hard to live with.
Someone in school has it.
They don't know if he'll make it.
It came about two years ago.
And he's been so strong.
His hair disappeared.
The chemo hurt him
And made him frail.
But nevertheless, he's strong.
Someone at church has lung cancer.
They gave him four months to live.
He is married.
He has four kids.
The pain this disease brings
Is definately not pleasant.
People are in pain,
Emotionally and physically.
Some people have no idea...
No idea what it does,
No idea what it feels like,
And no idea how to handle it.
The boy at school;
He seems stronger than everyone else.
But he might just be
The weakest one there.
Cancer is hard to live with.
And I've been wondering,
How do people handle it?
How can you live with what it does?
Author notes
This is obviously about cancer. The boy at school has skin cancer and bone cancer. at first it was only skin cancer and he was doing so well, but i just recently heard that it is both skin and bone cancer now. they aren't sure if he's going to make it or not. He's only 15 almost 16. the man at church has lung cancer. I heard that they found something that will extend his time for a few months, if not years. Like I said, he's married and has four kids. Cancer is a serious thing to live with, and extremely hard on everyone who has to deal with it. I can't imagine what would happen if I got it, but I'm quite sure I wouldn't be able to handle being sick for that long. Especially if none of my friends ever came to comfort me. That would hurt more than the disease itself. I would love to become an Oncologist someday, but I'm torn between that and music therapy. Either way, I'm helping people with something. I hope you enjoyed this poem. I would say it's one of my more dedicatory poems that I have.
A contest entry
- Issues close to my heart! by Scrunter.
1750 points, ended July 18, 2008, 19 entries
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Comments
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Thank you for this piece. It is full of emotion and wonderment. Cancer will never be explained or comprehended, yet this poem allows emotions to take a full view, while asking why. You have expressed yourself well here.
Thank you for your entry and good luck in the contest.
All the best.
Katey (Scrunter).
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