Privacy

i regret walking in...

So I walked in on her changing one day
Not that I’m 
gay
It was two o’clock and time for pain
Unknown to me she had gotten out of the shower
Choking on my own embarrassment
Maybe even 
fear

I managed to peel my eyes off of her chest
Two open wounds
And no breasts
So this is what cancer looks like

...In the flesh... 

Author's Note

your thoughts...on anything

Reviews

[Anjali]

Wow..... It's beautiful! The way you told the situation through the poem is amazing! And that's called talent. Keep writing!

[LJW]

I had a friend take me into a restaurant rest room to show me her double masectomy, so I can relate to this. She viewed her scars as proof she was willing to undergo anything to live life to the fullest....

[GBU POETRY ONLY]

Privacy is brief but chocked full of honest humble feelings of pain & regret ...
And yes, cancer in the flesh is a diffucult sight to leave behind ...
GBU

[Brian]

That's so sad to see something like that up close in the flesh. I have known a lot of people with different types of cancer, and it's so depressing to see. But i like the poem.