SmileA Poem by MNeilsenInspired by a picture taken last Oct. as my sister began her fight against breast cancer.
Each morning I am greeted by four smiling faces
A picture of my sisters and I taped to my office wall
In a glance you can tell all but one of us are wasted
My mind drifts back as it does every day
Over all the hurdles that life has thrown
The sober one’s way
But hers is the brightest smile of all
Joyous and so full of life
Belying the battle she began that fall
My sister in law, my brother’s life
Until he told me the news
I had never heard him cry
Months of treatment began really quick
Chemo, radiation and then surgery to fight the aggressor
With a smile she braved them all, pray they did the trick
The stocking caps will hide the lack of hair
New, less revealing shirts her now missing breasts
I wonder is that radiant smile hide her fear
She has faced it all
With such courage and strength
I have yet to see a fearful tear fall
That smile is still in place today
Though her struggles are not yet over
She continues to fight all that cancer throws her way
A sigh and it is time to start my day
With a silent prayer that it is God’s will
That Nay prevails and that glowing smile remains
As I face life’s minor scrapes
This picture reminds me
To keep a smile on my face
© 2009 MNeilsenAuthor's Note
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Added on July 31, 2009Last Updated on August 12, 2009 AuthorMNeilsenSacramento, CAAboutIt seems that I have always had one story or another running through my head. I have been working my book for quite awhile. Really hate the long periods of writer's block. My characters however ref.. more..Writing
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