Dealing with the Diagnosis

Dealing with the Diagnosis

Tiny tubes shrink away the shadows of her fear
Dealing with the diagnosis
Depends upon the depth of disaster
Small hope emboldens the darkest days

Dealing with the diagnosis, a train
Derailed chugging up the mountain
Small hope emboldens the darkest days
As rain resuscitates the wilting flower

Derailed, chugging up the mountain
Children’s voices refract the light
As rain resuscitates the wilting flower
Chemical tears shrivel the tumor’s growth

Children’s voices refract the light
Their melodies inject intravenously
Chemical tears shrivel the tumor’s growth
Drip by drip the poison slowly drops

Its melodies inject intravenously-
A nauseating song of restoration
Dealing with the diagnosis
Tiny tubes shrink away the shadows of her fear