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by
I have a scar
A two-inch long
Shoelace
Nestled amongst my collarbone
Red.
Slowly shriveling up
Trying to hide.
I can't wait for it to
Disappear.
I got it almost a month ago.
Healing quickly
It reminds of illness
Of hospital beds
And robes that tie in the back,
Of cancer.
Long gone
In a Petri dish
Awaiting dissection
My cancer sits.
I cheated death by bidding it farewell
In a sterile
Operating room.
I didn't get sick
I just had cancer.
The small tumor hardly nibbled
It moved so slowly
But it used its power.
Frightening everyone
Paling their faces
Making them forget their gaping mouths.
I stayed strong
I had no choice
They all needed me strong
Brave
The calm voice saying the evil word
Cancer
Lessening its mighty blow
But I got scared too
Not of death
Not of pain
The unknown made me cry
The unfairness of facing something tragic
At 21.
I cheated death
I killed my cancer
But it won a small victory
If left me a scar
Burning brightly on my neck
Reminding me I wasn't always healthy
Wasn't always able to cure myself alone.
I am still paying for the fight.
Hormonal imbalances
Special diets
More tests
More doctors.
Soon it will all settle down
And the scar will go away
And I can try to forget this summer
Historically noted
As the one that forced me to deny
Cancer
A right to my body.
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