My Poetry
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Light From Within (For Lorna)
Magic Lamp: Goal Setting
Light From Within (For Lorna) 11/3/99
"Death ends a life, but not a relationship." ~ Jack Lemmon
my friend, cancer got you
DAMN IT: you had it beat
for seven years
at least.
how did it come back?
Why
all that pain.
Again.
(every survivor's worst
failure.)
And you, a winner, a fighter:
you fought me over and over
with tears and words and promises.
you fought for me
with honesty and a light so bright
it hurts my heart.
sweet Lorna.
at peace now
finally
no more battles,
no more fears:
just lingering light
from within.