My Pink Ribbon
( in memory of Joella Goodwin)
I never thought,
it would happen to me
after-all I was always
so Healthy.
No family history
just out of the blue,
neither me nor my family
had a clue.
They seemed so normal
and always there,
it couldn't happen to me,
so I never cared.
Then one day,
I would be stumped,
while taking a shower
I felt a lump.
" Dear God" why
did this happen to me?,
I sit here and wait
for a mastectomy.
Will I still be a woman?,
Will I still be the same?,
or will I be some kind of freak,
living in shame?
Would it have been differant,
if I had checked before?,
instead I just stood there
it was something I would ignore.
I feel differant,
but I'm still the same,
and it's something of which,
I no-longer have to live in shame.
So please check yourself,
it's embarrasing that is true,
but it's worth being embarrassed
if it can save you.
This Pink Ribbon,
I'll proudly wear,
I'll carry it for forever
because I care.