Found a lump
On my body
In an impolite
Place the other
Day. Can’t say it
Was a shock. Cancer
Runs in the blood.
Can’t imagine leaving
The cats behind. But
Then again, I can’t
Imagine another
Couple of
Decades or more of
This life either. So while
It wasn’t fun finding the
Lump, I did meet it with
A certain equanimity, even
Something like relief
Muddied up with fear
Of pain. If it Is the big C,
There will be no chemo
For me, that much
I know. Life was
Nauseating enough,
And I chuckle at
The though of
Asking anyone
To pray.
Either way,
Once you’ve hit a
Certain age, Most
things are
Anticlimactic
Anyway; so wish
me luck or no luck.
If you’re a fan, or not
So much, all I ask is that
You try to do something
To lessen the sufferings
Of animals. And even
Though you never
Read my novel,
Thanks anyway.
— FB
