He breathes within me,
The Bastard,
The cannibal,
The heathen
That goes by the name of
Cancer.
Sadistic and abusive—
Like the men you hear about
From a friend of a friend—
Those who beat,
Who maim,
Who injure and kill
Anyone they attach
Themselves to.
But,
I have never been
A passive woman.
I have never let the
Fingers of hate
Scratch my soul
And
I am not about
To start
Now.
I will stand up to the
Bastard
And shout,
“Not ME!”
I will not be pushed around.
I will not give into fate.
I will not be a woman who gives in to the Bastard.
I am stronger than he knows.
Catch me, Bastard.
Catch me, if you can.
Author notes
22. Catch me if you can.
A contest entry
- Phrase Prompts (Contest) by Paloszoo.
1000 points, ended January 28, 2009, 18 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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I liked this quite well. It was clear and an easy read. Built up momentum as it went along. Good luck.
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I had to come and read after you mentioned it when commenting on my journal.
This was the attitude my wife had right up to the end.There is not other way to treat the Bastard other than with contempt
Excellent i can relate to every word of this piece
My best wishes with your battle
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Amazing.
This is very good and in fact I will probably save it to have it read for our Relay. This is the spirit that is Relay For Life.
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Wow, such an incredibly powerful piece. An amazing take on the prompt. I have the feeling this is personal, and for that I really respect this piece a great deal, and you, for writing it. Thanks for entering my contest. I'm honored to have you show your work here.
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the fight in you is reflective in this. your strength as a person is amazing and talent is well showcased in this piece. my best to you in the contest.
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Eye-cathingly defiant
You're anger is lovely. I applaud you for giving this everything you've got and I hope you win your internal raging war.
The ending was perfect, but don't run away from it! Stand up and show it what you've got.
My Uncle died from cancer, because he gave up and continued to drink his life away. He ran away from his problems, and I hope you have better luck
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I applaud to your poem, it waz fantastic. May God watch over you, and to those you care about.
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Excellent, I like the way you made it flow most definetly, it seemed frantic like little explosion on each line, good one
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emotional, personal, defiant
This was a fantastic write about perseverance and strength.
I applaud your ability to face this with heart and a sense of fearlessness. May He above watch over you in the days to come.
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Very interesting write. I see its a prompt contest, great take on the prompt, ive seen this featured once or twice today and finally gave in to click based on the title haha. Great write.
Laura -
love it
as a survivor at least for today, I love your words bravo
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wow I commend the strength shown in this poem! I've seen many people battle this same bastard... don't ever give up!
peace and love
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Great!!!
This poem made me cry... My BFF died from cancer... -
Amen. This gives hope to many out there.
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Good luck in your conquestIf it is you .
I do believe many now are kicking this fool to the kerb. I know I did 26 years ago a few little re-dos
but I still am on top and the winner. Good luck to who ever needs a prayer...mac
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Glad to know a survivor.
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