I saw Cancer today it wore a yellow shirt. There was blue there too.
Tomorrow I will see Cancer
in a red Christmas shirt. my
years of working there are
what is called
the quiet,
the undercut
Rainbow colors
that wrap around white
lab sheets. Large red
X,’ssss.
for my lovers sorrowing
I sit here waiting for a
ɓlare of recognition.
Cancer wearing also
my mother's laugh.
She was here in Hell
before me.
I need my lover to find
my Breast among the
ashes.
Caroline Shank
10.10.25
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Oct 10, 2025
Oct 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM UTC
I saw Cancer today it wore a yellow shirt. There was blue there too.
Tomorrow I will see Cancer
in a red Christmas shirt. my
years of working there are
what is called
the quiet,
the undercut
Rainbow colors
that wrap around white
lab sheets. Large red
X,’ssss.
for my lovers sorrowing
I sit here waiting for a
ɓlare of recognition.
Cancer wearing also
my mother's laugh.
She was here in Hell
before me.
I need my lover to find
my Breast among the
ashes.
Caroline Shank
10.10.25
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