she passed me
daily
by the door,
saying hi
only when our eyes collided
they were sad eyes
and swollen,
unable to hide
the pain inside
of malignant terror cells
of failed chemo
and kidneys
and marriage...
'mama's' eyes were wide open
when she died
among friends
on a hospital bed
in oncology...
...yesterday
~ P
(8/3/2013)
Aug 3, 2013
Aug 3, 2013 at 7:58 PM UTC
she passed me
daily
by the door,
saying hi
only when our eyes collided
they were sad eyes
and swollen,
unable to hide
the pain inside
of malignant terror cells
of failed chemo
and kidneys
and marriage...
'mama's' eyes were wide open
when she died
among friends
on a hospital bed
in oncology...
...yesterday
~ P
(8/3/2013)
Elegy for 'mama', a hard-working immigrant hair stylist and mother of 3, ravaged for 2 years by malignancy....finally called home on Friday 8/2/2013....may her soul R.I.P.....
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