Chemo #2

Wrapped in a blanket of love
Watching videos of scenery
In Alaska.
Eating friend made chicken soup.
Talking to family and friends
And being with the one I love,
I feel at peace.
Or maybe
That's the double dose
Of Ativan they gave me!

Target

Big night out

Stocking up on snacks

And things to keep

My stomach cushioned

Against the onslaught.

A new scarf, a helmet

To cover

My rapidly vanishing hair.

Lip balm

For the dry sore mouth

I know is advancing.

Now I'm ready

With my weapons of war.

The Apex

The nadir is suppose to be

When my white blood cells

Were barely registering.

But I bounced back

Enough to do it again Thursday!

The good thing is

I know what to expect this time.

The bad thing is

I know what to expect this time...

9-12

Remembering 9-11

Let's also remember

We're still at war.

We still have soldiers

Around the globe

Fighting for a terror

That began 10 years ago.

"Fighting" for peace.

Let's remember

And work for peace.

Weekend Off

I forgot

I forgot my blog

I forgot what day it is

I forgot about school

Or kids, or weather

Or cancer.

I just forgot.

A moment's vacation.

TGIF

We use to say

There's nothing tireder

Than a teacher

On Friday night.

We have to amend

That to except

A teacher with cancer.

Head Ache

The literature said
"You may feel
A slight tingling
Before hair loss."
I think I felt
Every follicle die.