FebulousFebruary 2025: Lost and Found

Found.

The day I found you
the small c
You just appeared
and caused misery.

More tests and scans
prods and pangs
Still at work
The boss is a jerk.

Why do they compare
tumours to fruit?
Oranges, Satsumas
even Cantaloupe!

Well hello The Big C
Are you the end of me?
“Just go for a CT
then we can see”
“Is that a PE?”
Jab your tummy
Daily.

Lost.

Boobs to Pubes
That’s a long way
74 staples
Tidy array.

Gone is your Womb
and all that’s attached
Unexpected wound –
“We’re sorry for that”

That’s a Stoma
we’re sorry to say
Cancer on bowel
We took it away.

Next step chemo
to mop up the rest.
Work sends memo
What a fucking request!

Goodbye hair
We had such fun!
Out with the clippers
“You look like my son!”

Five Years
What a surprise
Five years
No tears in my eyes
Five years
My back hurts a lot
Five years
My teeth gone to pot
Five years
Here’s to the next
Five years
That’s NOT all I’ve got.

Fuck You Cancer.

Jacqui Soo,
63
Ovarian Cancer Warrior.