Dear Cancer,
You showed up uninvited
and unwelcomed,
and met us unprepared.
I’m not suggesting you came empty handed
or that there aren’t gifts you are slowly delivering like a slow drip,
which we will one day look back on with obvious clarity.
But right now it feels like you’re just taking from us
with no concern or acknowledgment for the tears or grief you leave behind
and even though we’re stronger than your disruption
and I know love is winning every day,
I don’t mean to be rude but
the truth is
honestly
I can’t wait to never see you again.