Poem by Doniell Cushman
It wasn't a broken rib like
I thought Massive growth attached to my ovary A fibroid gone wrong So they took it all out And then some Later they called to say it was cancer. Lesions everywhere. I'm no woman Never was, Never will be Ovarian Fallopian Cervical And screw your appendix Such a long scar Inches upon inches Never healed right Infection Strep Hospitalization Wound care team Intravenous antibiotics Perhaps I could have some morphine? It burned night and day Took four months to heal Now it's as ugly as my sins I deserve nothing Brought it all upon myself Must pay for my transgressions And I'm okay with that So... onto chemo © Doniell Cushman. All Rights Reserved. This poem or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a review. All rights reserved by Doniell Cushman.
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