a cancer poem for all – Susie Hemingway

Feeling sad andÂ cross today at the passing of yetÂ another good Man to the dreadful disease of Multiple Myeloma. My heart goes out toÂ dear Karen atÂ theÂ lossÂ her beloved Hugh suddenlyÂ at the weekend. I have posted below a poem written in 2009Â which sums up my feelings today. This poemÂ was written at the height of my anger atÂ such a hateful disease.

May Karen find the solace she so deservesÂ during theseÂ sad daysÂ andÂ in the comingÂ months. Much is nowÂ being done to find a cureÂ but weÂ so need more research into thisÂ difficultÂ and most awful disease that appearsÂ for some reason to be on the increase.

All blessings dear Karen andÂ Â rest in peace dear Hugh.

THE FIGHT WITHOUT CHOICE.

It was never a choice was it?

It sneaked in and through

along and around,

this nasty wicked beast that coursed

along the channels of our lives.

It tangled and tried to spoil,

bent, broke, quietened and flawed,

it tried to rob, steal if you may

inflict damage and take away.

It encumbered, hampered, distressed and sapped,

this dark encroacher that went too far.

Still it did not spoil or mar

Love twixt us two,

this fight… without choice…

A Power Within

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“The Fight Without Choice”

As Summer Fades – A Cancer Prayer – by Susie Hemingway

As Summer fades and the air is filled with signs of Autumn.

As the leaves start their change in colour and their sprinkling fall;

the rhythm and flow of life continues its clever path.

This in-between state that suspends betwixt the seasons is all my heart desires.

To call on the Gods to allow a stay with compassion,

cleverly keeping this season of harvest and life.

Protect and preserve these mere moments of joy and utter no anguished change for me,

as grateful diamonds of joy, spill from my heart.

Take these vibrant days of colour with their smiles intact, allow for NO fear,

for you have always been my brave one but you are more so now.

Do not snap and break this plan I ask,

keeping this Autumn complete and in my whispered prayers.

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Photo from Susie Hemingwayâ€™s Collection.