A poem I wrote about cancer and having the will to fight it.I believe out of all of my poems this is my favorite.
I woke up today
Praying to God for some extra time
Having been diagnosed with cancer
It felt like a crime
Death hunts all around
The noise of galloping horses seem to surround
You are born and so quickly grow old
One little story that’s been left untold
Death unfortunately cannot be beat
To wallow in pity is defeat
Trying to understand it can lead to defiance
But to never know the truth is to suffer in silence
As age begins to set in
You wonder what you have done
Where you have been
Was I a good person
Was I gentle and caring
Did I do anything worthy with my life
Was it worth sharing
The gentle touch of a child
Always made me want to smile
In awe by the wonders of life
A gentle and delicate style
To be a child
Is to be pure of heart
Always willing and able
To make a fresh start
When you think your life on earth is about to end
There is an evaluation to unfold where you begin
A thirst for knowledge
A needing to accept
Some things cannot be changed
They can only be left
The one and only thing
In which I can now do
Is to value life
Before it is through
I woke up today
I’ve got the incentive to keep on trying
With a child’s perspective
It may be some time I am buying
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Copyright © 2008 Tanya Kime-Wallace
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