A Survivor’s Silent Prayer

I call on the seasoned souls,
All who have walked before me.

Who lost pieces of their body to surgery.
Who faced the reality we all eventually face:
limited time and an inevitable ending.

I welcome your wisdom
on how to embrace life
and milk each day to find precious moments
of well-being to buffer other times
of confusion and discord.

I thank you for paving this well-worn way
that led to answers that make
some of our cancer journeys a bit easier.

Above all, I send you gratitude.
And like you, may we contribute
our experiences to discoveries that bring
an ending of cancer as a disrupter of life.