May these memories,
Fill you with joy, not sadness,
For they are not lost,
Just tucked away for a time,
To be remembered again.
Category: Poetry
A year of new things:
Today, I razored my head,
Cancer wanted it,
I said, “take it!” on my terms,
Battle lost but not the war!
One by one hair fell
slowly refilling the drain,
This- my new normal,
And just like global warming,
slow but inevitable.
Can you imagine
If we had experienced
This global crisis
Just ten years ago today?
Keep strong my friends and prevail!
Here on the West shores,
Where Pacific Ocean meets,
A Bay side City,
We shelter in place waiting,
Wishing walks in empty streets.
“I had a good day!”
Dare I tempt Lady Luck’s gaze?
And promote today,
From mere ‘goodness’ into something-
More grand? Perhaps even great?
A new injection,
Each day keeps me from sickness.
Small bandages are forming,
Constellations along the-
Equator of my body.
Friendship looks like bread,
Specifically banana,
Baked to perfection,
Hand delivered by beauties,
Grinning ear to ear with joy.
Thursday was harder.
Like a freight train, it hit me-
This was expected.
And I got through it okay,
Tomorrow will be better
Day two I waited,
Listened to the alleys’ song,
And observed the sun,
Four walls, a ceiling, and floor,
Yearning for that open door.