Wrote my first poem of 2014 this morning:
Time Shift
Since the moment I learned that
an enemy agent had infiltrated my breast
and would need to be dislodged
with an assassin’s knife,
my life has been filled with
strategy sessions and
commando campaigns
controlled by specialized generals,
rather than myself.
Accustomed as I am
to storing my hours in a measuring cup
and doling them out meticulously
according to the red lines on the side,
I now see my days run away from me
like carelessly spilled water
escaping through the nearest crack.
Ruth Hull Chatlien 
Wishing you well, Ruth, I know it’s easy for me to say, but keep positive. All the very best thoughts channeling your way from one writer to another. Cheryl.
Thank you, Cheryl. The prognosis is good, and I’m feeling positive about the outcome. Just had a day of struggling a bit over how the medical end of it is invading my life. Writing the poem helped a great deal.
I’m really glad to hear that. (I sometimes think being a writer is a very precious blessing 😀 )
Yes
I’m so sorry to hear of your battle, but so glad we have such great “weapons and generals” at your disposal. I battled an “enemy agent” last year in my brain–and I won. My thought and prayers are rooting for you!
Thank you, Lucie. I appreciate your support, especially knowing that you have been through this war. Glad to hear you have won your battle.
“Accustomed as I am
to storing my hours in a measuring cup”
Oh, I love this!
I don’t love what you’re going through, obviously. But those especially those two lines, yes.
Thanks, Jen. Interesting that you picked out the two lines that I started with. 🙂
Ah, that helpless feeling isn’t fun Ruth. You caught it very well in you poem. When is the procedure or have the ‘generals’ set a date yet?
The surgeries are done. We’re waiting for the incisions to heal. I’ll start radiation therapy probably the first week of February. I met with my radiation oncologist today.
And it’s a goodie!
Thanks, Giorge. That means a lot coming from another poet.
Reminds me of a poem I wrote of my own surgery.
If you get this comment, leave me a link. I’d like to read it.
Would love to, but that poem is being included in my new collections, which should be out in the next couple of months, so not allowed to post any more poems that’ll appear in it. When it’s released, though, I’ll let you know.
Great news about the collection. I look forward to it.
Ruth , now I understand. Wishing you well as always
Thank you, Pam.