Cancer You Will Never Win!

• Daniel Halawi, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2019

Dear Cancer,

It may seem like you have control in my life right now but, the truth is you really don't.
Your existence within me only makes me stronger, braver, and lifts my faith even further.
I choose how I think, what I say, and how I love.
You will never control these things,
EVER.
The fear of your name no longer scares my psyche, because I know that my inner soul belongs solely to me.
You may take your claim on this frail body, as in the end all bodies remain on earth but my free spirit will overide you, leaving you behind.
My soul will run, leap and be free one day, never allowing you to pull me down into your despair.
Those who surround me will fight with me, never allowing me to surrender to your darkness.
Our hearts and souls are bounded in a lasting bond that your impeding growth cannot break.
You see cancer you do not own me.
I own myself
and I will survive, now and forever.