The Cancer Moment
She’s sat in the hospital,
Waiting for an answer,
The doctor calls her in,
And says “you have been diagnosed with cancer.”
Her heart starts to race,
So she takes a deep breath,
As the doctor calmly explains,
There is a probability of death.
Her face frozen stiff,
She doesn’t say a word,
A petrified picture,
It was the scariest thing she’d ever heard.
Her lip started shaking,
And her eyes shed a tear,
As the doctor went over procedures,
She trembled there in fear.
In total denial,
Not taking in the information,
She thinks it must be a nightmare,
But in reality its a tragic situation.
He explained the chemotherapy,
Will give her sensitive skin,
Make her feel tired,
And make her blonde locks thin.
Stuttering her words,
She says she’s aware of the risks,
While sitting back in her chair,
Clenching her fists.
In a total state of shock,
Her body feeling numb,
She finally comes to terms,
At what her life has now become.
With a fluttering in her stomach,
And a thumping in her heart,
She gets up from her seat,
As her new life begins to start.
A poem by Corey Booth – 20/07/13
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