Why Do I Smile?

(Chemotherapy, No. 6b)

Why do I smile As the poison drips down Into me? I do though; I need it. I cannot fight the cancer By wishing it not to be there. And so I smile, Grateful for these drops. How different and strange - A smile accompanied Poison-into-me - For all the right reasons.

-CS Lathrop
21/08/2023