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It started out as a seed.
No one knew it was there
It planted itself. It was fulfilling a need
Slowly it began to grow
No one even noticed
Roots getting deep in the ground
It was just a matter of time
Soon if would be found
Its veins began to branch out
This was in the fall….
When the pain first hit, taking my breath along with it
What was wrong? What has happened?
I was taken to emergency
Treated with great care, with medical urgency
The seed made its announcement
Finally it had been found
It was growing inside of me
I was its common ground
No wonder this seedling stayed hidden
Hiding its hideous face
Finally growing so big and ugly
Taking up much of my colon space
It had to be uprooted, Along with some body parts
I underwent some grueling treatment
All those who know and love me
Suffer, with broken hearts
A few years have gone by
It seems some seed was left behind
Just when we think we have it beaten
It finds another place to hide
And so now I’ve gone from stage 1 to 4
I am a breath away from death’s door
In spite of this, I’ve found comfort
As I was blessed with a vision
A seed was planted
I watched it grow
Into a grand old Oak
I reached out to touch the tree
The tree reached and touched me
And saw that my arm was a branch
And my feet were deeply rooted
I felt the strength of the tree
Soaring up inside of me
Tree of life, tree of knowledge
Protecting me, what a privilege
My feet firmly on the ground
Mother Earth’s energy all around
Fueling me up with new hope
Immersing me in new found Light
Helping me to continue to fight
It started out as a seed
It planted itself. It was fulfilling a need
I felt the strength of the tree
Soaring up inside of me
Reminding me of agape love
My eyes shift to heaven above
The Divine is always on my side
Unlike cancer which chooses to hide
No matter the outcome of my fight
Nothing will ever turn out light Light
Renee Robinson
