by Amy Murray
It started with a test
And a positive biopsy
Take a deep breath
Have a dream, picture the future
Surgery, infection, hospital stays
Chemo, radiation
Vencomycin, Taxol, Herceptin, Adriamycin
Have a dream, picture the future?
Jump through the next hoop
More surgery
Breathe
Keep dreaming; walk on the shore if only in your mind
Waiting
(Pause, for about a year)
Waiting
Breathe
A flight, a taxi drive, a beach house
A dream come true
A walk on the shore
Breathe, deeply