I stopped
Counting in years and months
After today
I’ll have to count in months and weeks
The chemo didn’t work
My cancer has grown
And spread out again
Despite the treatment
Not much chance
Of stopping it now
So it was dark news
I had to tell my sister
I had to tell my brother
I had to tell my friends
And here
I’ll have to tell you
We all have a sell-by date
Mine seems to be
Fast approaching
But until then
I’ll keep you updated
And I’m very thankful
For all well wishes
They always make my day
Be they religious or not
Maybe the one good thing
That will come out of stopping
The chemo therapy
Is that I won’t be tired anymore
That I will be able again
To create
To give something back
To all you beautiful people
Out there
I’m an atheist
So I’ll continue
To live my life
As the only one
I will ever have
And recognize
A beautiful day
As a beautiful day
And cherish them
