True Friends Whisper in the Wood

When hernia is a relief
You are dreaming about cancer

History means:
Grandpa, deceased, 68, 3 heart attacks
Father, deceased, 61, botched lung sample test
Father-in-law, deceased, 48, non-Hodgkins lymphoma
Grandfathers-in-law, deceased, heart attacks and complications, mid-60's
Mother, 64, cancer, twice (uterine, eye), clean bill
Aunt, 60, cancer (throat), once, clean bill

Coming back to Graceland
For Echo, dye, chest and pelvis scan
Low radiation and fast machines now
So as not to awaken the cancer with cancer
Then a surgeon can be called in
Examine mid-abdomen
Being like fresh produce
Having that snap

Relaxing into things
Being fifty-fifty
Hanging in there
Clearing the air

EKG bumps
Pulses and drop offs
Canyons and cliffs
A cartoon theme rings true:
"...at ease
until the next adventure"
Breathing deeply
Exaggerating the benefits
Clean air
Exercise
An occasional glass of wine
To stop the annoying whisper of the trees:
It's cancer
Stop being so Ralph Lauren Rugby
It's cancer
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3.22.12

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