Pursuing Chemotherapy Poem by Richard Lackman

Pursuing Chemotherapy

Oh God I wake to yet another day
As I pursue my chemotherapy
Once more I'll keep anxiety at bay
And struggle with my own mortality
I'll positively change my current state
And do all that I can to guarantee
That death from this disease is not my fate
As I pursue my own longevity

Today I'll fight the battle once again
And look to friends and family whom I love
I'll concentrate on good times, not the pain
And try to keep my spirits well above
The lower ebb of what I know has been
When I surrender to my stress and fears
I think this is a battle I can win
Resolve will prove more powerful than tears

So here I sit and watch the drugs infuse
And slowly feel the nausea and chills
It surely would be easy to confuse
My treatment with the cancer that it kills
So here I sit and here I bless the day
And realize that many have it worse
And now as all the drugs are put away
Today was still a blessing not a curse

So thank you God for yet another day
As I now meet with family and friends
I know that with your help I'll find a way
To rise above no matter what the end