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MELANOMA

by @mikethevike

... Set   Fire   to   the   beach! T h e  c r u e l  s u n  c r i e d. While the edge of the earth licked it's rays with the tide his skin like a paper; it peels and curls and cracks the heat like a vapor; it seals and swirls and traps                      i t s e l f    i n s i d e    h i s    c e l l s                                                                        a virus encircles above                                                                                            just a seaside paloma                          i m p r e g n a t i n g  skin                                                                                                                                                with malignant melanoma                                            his doctor like a butcher; with hands he chops and stains his pain like a structure; it stands and burns and caves i n      o n      i t s e l f Set   fire   to   his   cells! The   cruel   chemo   cried while the wicked bag of morphine dripped drops at his side ...
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Written by
mikethevike
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Published
Nov 20, 2017
Time
2m
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© Mike Mortensen

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#skin#cancer#sun#chemo#pain
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