A Poem by Sharon

Butterflylady2012 · May 2013

ILC grabbed hold of me

A scary monster with fangs and claws

Bringing a tumor in it's teeth

Camaflouging itself in my healthy tissue

Like a cat, ILC snuck up quietly moving

Kicking me in the stomache

Taking my breathe away

Ripping away my right breast

And then the left

I was fearful the monster would return

Attacking me in the middle of the night

Would it creep into my dreams?

Would it make me look over my shoulder?

Would it leave me feeling afraid?

Would I always wonder if it would come back?

ILC snuck up on me one day

But I survive eachy day knowing it did not win

ILC took my breasts

But it did not take my heart

It did not take my decency and open spirit

It did not take my singing voice

It did not take my desire to volunteer to be a BIG SISTER

It did not take away my love for long walks, foggy mornings and Starbucks Chai

It did not take away my love for writing a poem

Sitting on a rock watching the waves crash and dance

Yes, the ILC monster sometimes make me afraid

But I am still Sharon

I am still me

sgreenarch · May 2013

Sharon, thanks for sharing this. You put into words, gently, many of our thoughts.

mary625 · May 2013

Made my day! Thanks for sharing.

Givemestrength · May 2013

Thank you so much for sharing..it's been one of those days where I needed that.. Xo

Butterflylady2012 · May 2013

I'm glad the poem spoke to you ladies. At first I thought the fangs, claws and all that would be too strong, but cancer is not neat and tidy, it's messy and scary. ILC is a sneaky monster, but we are still women with big hearts and all that makes us who we are. ILC will never take away those things. Never ever!

A Poem by Sharon

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