Poetry Friday
A slightly different take on the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas theme, today’s poem comes courtesty of the talented Philippa of the Feisty Blue Gecko blog.
The Twelve Days of Chemo
On the first day of chemo these delights came to me The most scary, bright pink pee On the second day of chemo these delights came to me Total exhaustion and some more scary bright pink pee On the third day of chemo, these delights came to me A very queasy tum, total exhaustion, but no more funny pink pee On the fourth day of chemo, these delights came to me Very fuzzy head, one queasy tum, total exhaustion, but no more funny pink pee On the fifth day of chemo, these delights came to me A foul tasting mouth very fuzzy head, queasy tum, total exhaustion, but no more funny pink pee On the sixth day of chemo, these delights came to me Dreadful constipation, foul tasting mouth very fuzzy head, queasy tum, total exhaustion, but no more funny pink pee On the seventh day of chemo, these delights came to me Clumps of hair a falling, dreadful constipation, foul tasting mouth very fuzzy head, queasy tum, total exhaustion, but no more funny pink pee On the eighth day of chemo, these delights came to me Skin nerves a jangling, clumps of hair a falling, dreadful constipation, foul tasting mouth very fuzzy head, queasy tum, total exhaustion, but no more funny pink pee On the ninth day of chemo, these delights came to me Needless tears a falling, skin nerves a jangling, clumps of hair a falling, dreadful constipation, foul tasting mouth, very fuzzy head, queasy tum, total exhaustion, but no more funny pink pee On the tenth day of chemo, these delights came to me Clumsiness and stumbling, needless tears a falling, skin nerves a jangling, clumps of hair a falling, dreadful constipation, foul tasting mouth, very fuzzy head, queasy tum, total exhaustion, but no more funny pink pee On the eleventh day of chemo, these delights came to me Grumpy bad temper, clumsiness and stumbling, needless tears a falling, skin nerves a jangling, clumps of hair a falling, dreadful constipation, foul tasting mouth, very fuzzy head, queasy tum, total exhaustion, but no more funny pink pee On the twelfth day of chemo, these delights came to me Blood counts a dropping, grumpy bad temper, clumsiness and stumbling, needless tears a falling, skin nerves a jangling, clumps of hair a falling, dreadful constipation, foul tasting mouth, very fuzzy head, queasy tum, total exhaustion, but no more funny pink pee
This will certainly be a classic for years to come! Thank you dear Philipa and Marie.
XOXOXO,
Brenda
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