It could be worse.......(w/poem for my mom) by soul_scream
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I asked you how you could do it
watch them cut your skin like that
telling you it will only pinch
when we all know what their "PINCH"
feels like
Like having a dull knife pushed into your temple
like having your fingernails pulled out
with a pair of rusty pliers that dont grip very well
but just enough to pull,
and make you cry
then regrip and pull harder
and make you scream
"It could be worse"
you whisper through clenched teeth
blood surfacing on your tongue
where you bite to hold back your cries
"I could be paralyzed and not feel it"
You say
I think to myself....
"I think Id wish for that"
but not you
I ask you how you did it
getting cancer three times
never showing fear
"It could be worse"
You say while your eyes struggle to stay awake
as the nurse wheels you from radiation
to the waiting room
while I run to get the car so you dont have to walk
"I could have died after the first one"
I ask you how you do it
deciding to die beautifully
facing death with such grace and peace
getting cancer for the fourth time
saying goodbye to me like you did....
"It could be worse"
You say, while you cup my wet cheek in your hand
brush my hair from my eyes that weep silently
kiss my forehead
"I could be dying AND blind.....and never gotten to see your smile"
I ask myself how I did it,
watching you die like you did
having to say goodbye to you for forever
holding onto your lifeless body
while they pulled me away
feeling like a three year old
trying to wake you up
You are only sleeping....right Mommy??
You are going to wake up soon.....right Mommy?
"It could be worse"
I say to myself, rocking back and forth
holding back the scream inside
"I could have never met my hero....."
Comments (13)
kansas
Extremely touching. Brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing this picture and poem.
hmatienzo
OMG... speechless and crying...
o0ii
very powerful and touching
feralkat
Breathtaking and soggy making ... beautifully written. A tremendous tribute.
derick
Your words and feeling do not fall on deaf ears. Just because they are not with us physically doesnt mean they don't still watch over us.
PointAtoPointB
I feel your pain, mine's just beginning... My mother underwent surgery for breast cancer this week. Results at the end of August.
pop
I Love U Mom!
CosmicTransient
WOW, so sad! What a grand tribute to a grand lady. My heart goes out to you. Paul
bleachfix
As soon as I saw the picture I knew your Mom had cancer too, then I read the words.
Meeemee
If this had been mine I wouldn't have said it better my self!
utopiadreams
Gods.. It made me cry. I lost my mom when I was eighteen, so it hit me real hard. Absolutely wonderful.
MzQt
I am crying too hard and have been rendered speachless............
ladynimue
I lost my mum to cancer as well - Your image depicts your words to perfection, thank you for sharing!