From the Outside
For Women With Cancer... from the Sidelines
From the outside I have seen you,
An average gal, I guessed.
Nothing remarkably different
About the way you spoke or dressed.
In fact, from where I stood sometimes
It didn’t even show,
The pain that you’d been feeling
The hardships you had known.
To think that you had cancer,
Endured such suffering
To think of all the pinned up anger
You must’ve been buffering,
It breaks my heart wide open
Reaches right inside of me
But mends my spirit back again,
Opens up my eyes to see
That though the world may knock us out
Laying down is our own choice.
We choose to fight or fail, my friend,
To laugh or cry… rejoice.
I’ve heard the others speak of you,
A sob caught in their throat,
They talk of your brave countenance
The inspiration you evoked.
Whenever I had come to call,
I wondered if you could guess
How many lives you’ve touched out there
With your gentle stalwartness.
Mother Theresa said one time
That God puts burdens such
That the worthy ones shall bear them…
That’s why he trusted her so much.
From the outside looking in I’ve seen
A life that’s full of light
Touching others with such ease
It makes the rest of us feel slight.
If we lead by our example,
Then I wanted you to know
That though our paths have rarely crossed
Your strength has touched me so.
It takes great strength to stand up strong
When you really want to fall
To consider your effect on others
When it shouldn’t matter to you at all.
From the outside I have wondered
How someone I’ve rarely met
Could change my take on life so much
Help me forget regret.
So I wrote this poem with you in mind
Because I cherish you my friend,
Even though I’m just a stranger,
On the outside… looking in.
the end
About the Creator
Veronica Coldiron
I'm a mild-mannered project accountant by day, a free-spirited writer, artist, singer/songwriter the rest of the time. Let's subscribe to each other! I'm excited to be in a community of writers and I'm looking forward to making friends!
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Comments (6)
So touching and beautiful, Veronica! 💓x
Beautiful! Your friend is lucky to have you.
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This was really heartfelt and touching, and you expressed all the emotions with such care. My MIL passed away from cancer after fighting for many years. Thank you for sharing.
Intense and heartfelt m, great words
This means a lot. I lost a dear friend last year, and a close family member just went through treatment. Thank you. This is beautiful.