Tumor

REPuckett on Aug 1, 2010

Tags: Brain Tumor, death, identity, suicide

The struggle of impending loss of identity and, ultimately, death.

Nothing will ever be the same.
What is the difference between a tumor or a bullet in the brain?
There is no one and no god to blame.
I’ll not continue to live with thoughts that can’t be trained.

The desperation, the brief, fleeting memories do nothing to entice
A brain to want to live without thought of feeling or of vice.
A life that is lost to one whose body lives on.
A life that is lost only lives on as a memory to some.

With no obvious demarcation between consciousness and wistful dreams,
This brain can’t discern reality; just accepts it as it seems.
Infrequently, in moments of clarity, the brain knows it’s going insane.
I ask again, what is the difference between a tumor or a bullet in the brain?

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Karen Gross on Aug 1, 2010
Is this work autobiographical? It is very touching and beautiful.I have Parkinson’s disease, and I had brain surgery 2 years ago, so I can understand a little about brain disease, although cancer is much different. Sometimes I wish that I had a disease that would kill me faster. The thought of living another 30 years with a progressive disease is something I try not to think about too often, but it is my reality.
Marie Milton on Aug 4, 2010
A very touching poem . I really liked it.
David Cartier on Aug 10, 2010
INTERESTING
thestickman on Aug 14, 2010
When I was four, I had a brain tumor. It was removed surgically, and was purportedly ‘the size of a small tangerine.’ There were no branches or spreading of the tumor, which was found to be benign. I have a vivid recollection of the days and weeks prior and after..
Used to be Shelly on Aug 18, 2010
“The desperation, the brief, fleeting memories do nothing to entice”

Hmmm. . .
REPuckett on Aug 18, 2010
Ha! That was, honestly, completely unrelated.
Used to be Shelly on Aug 21, 2010
LMAO, sure, sure.
REPuckett on Aug 21, 2010
It was, dear. I’m absolutely serious.
miraj on Aug 26, 2010
So me grave lines there,Rep.

It is indeed shocking.

loved the last stanza.
Bo Russo on Aug 26, 2010
Wow, just wow.
earthlyjewels on Sep 8, 2010
very deep! nice work. thanks for the share!

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