The Constellations of My Body (A Poem)
“I tanned the cancer into my flesh …shaved my teeth
to needles …filling
my mouth with bathroom fixtures, let doctors
cut me apart like a hunting prize”
Tagged: cancer
Who Will Be There For Me When I Die?
“I will make peace. I have to make peace, in order to die in peace, wherever, whenever that may be.”
Dad’s Gone (a Haiku in 3 Parts)
Lisa’s journey of dealing with her father’s death expressed as a haiku in three parts: shock, grief, and closure.
How One Death and One Diagnosis Made Me Stronger
Claire faced death when her brother died, but little did she know that she’d soon face her own mortality and find strength she never knew she had.
The 12-Year-Old Who Stood Up to Cancer
“All I knew about cancer was that it killed people. I was a 12 year old girl. How on earth could I hope to survive against cancer?”
