a cure in cancer

my mother was dying of cancer and i wrote this for her

if they say patience is a virtue
i guess i'm too far from good
i see the fall and take a jump
never thinking if i should
and if dreams might be our futures
how can we still blame the past
skipping memories of surface hopes
in search for what could last
toothy time it is my bubble
even though i feel it's teeth
even though sometimes it's rough
and i can only sit and need
angry thoughts are only poison
when all i can do is wait
even though my fleeting hopes
are pulling me to act today

time, a cure and cancer
all pressured into one
just take a breath and settle
this is long away from done
and hold to far horizons
though very hard to see
in the end you'll realize
that strength is in the need
time, a cure and cancer
she'll make it through the night
and in the morning come
you can amend it all to right
hold your breath and listen
for the answer has been here
love is all the cure i think
she really needs to hear

if they say living is for learning
i think she has passed this class
but every day i sit and wait
still hoping that she'll last
tearing at the marrow
that holds us all within
patience and her fervor
are wearing rather thin
if i could give some strength of mine
if i could light her way
if i could be the son i hope
to make it all okay
if i could fight this for her
if i could find the truth
if i could give away some time
to give her some more youth

time, a cure and cancer
all pressured into one
I'll take a breath and settle
I know this is long from done
I'll hold to far horizons
even harder still to see
and hope to god i realize
in the end her strength was me
time, a cure and cancer
please just make it through the night
and in the morning, swear i will
i'll make this all alright
hold your breath and listen
the answer has been here
to find a cure in cancer
love is all you need to hear

 

--T.Vance

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[closeddddd]

love this my dance teachur diognossed with breast cancer few month

[Anarda Nashai]

This one is great for so many reasons. You write from an "all perspective" and very blunt (but still somehow lighthearted) point of view. Love these lines in particular:

still hoping that she'll last
tearing at the marrow
that holds us all within
patience and her fervor

Great Write! Cudos.