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Cancer Poems | Examples of Cancer Poetry

Cancer Poems - Examples of all types of cancer poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for cancer.
Premium Member There Are No Hard Days Riding A Bicycle Across The US
I've spent a great deal of time riding alone this last week. Many of the roads we have been on do not have a shoulder making it impossible to ride side by side. There have...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, blessing, cancer, encouraging,
Form: Narrative



till death does us part
I suppose we all have a lengthened life, some alone, some kind, some hard fought, some short, and some long And we all deal with death in a different way, some deal with it by not caring, some by showing how they crumble, some...Read the rest...
Categories: cancer, 8th grade, absence, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Until Death Do Us Apart
I want to run away But have got no way out of here I want to just sit ‘n’ cry But have got all my tears frozen I want to endlessly smile But…… just got no reason. I want to dance...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death, depression,
Form: Free verse
A Letter to My Beautiful, Darling Wife
I sit next to you, I have never seen such beauty in my life. My beautiful, darling wife, I have seen you stand in front of this mirror a million times, And not once have...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, cancer, cute love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Semper Alumnus
Thank you God That I’m always a student I abhor The slaughters of the babies Toddlers were killed dead Young boys and girls were shot dead Pregnant women were stabbed dead That’s terror Young men were executed Young women were raped and killed That’s horror Women...Read the rest...
Categories: bullying, cancer, child abuse,
Form: Haiku



Darkness
My darkness has lifted my future looks clear, Then one certain trigger, My eyes shed a tear, Then thoughts after thoughts, It's now all out of sorts, Remembering the cancer, 3years that she fought. My darkness has lifted my future...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
Darkness
My darkness has lifted my future looks clear, Then one certain trigger, My eyes shed a tear, Then thoughts after thoughts, It's now all out of sorts, Remembering the cancer, 3years that she fought. My darkness has lifted my future...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
Necessary changes
I don't expect my life to be, the same as before that's for all to see, But I need to move on and cope with my loss, The loss of my loved one the family...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
Finding a purpose
What is my purpose, What is my dream, Is life meant to hurt us, Why is my life so mean. Life is a test, Life is a mission, Life has no rest, When you've lost your ambition. Life...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
Bad day
What come over me today, Really low is all I'll say, Waking up late wrong side of bed, That's all rubbish as it's all in my head. It all leads back to that awful day, My...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
Lost love
I am lost I am lonely I am hurt to the core, My life was fantastic but now that's no more, I've been left with a hole that no one can fill, No woman has...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
Simply short
Every day is a simple reminder that love can't be taken but cancer can find ye, Families will lose mothers, fathers and brothers ,sisters and aunties ,Uncles and others, But with one sad story there's...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
Little meaning
Today my life has little meaning, The hurt of loss is what I'm feeling, Losing my love is why I'm grieving, The cancer that was has got me seething, The doctors advice was misconceiving, All...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
The beginning to the end
My start in life was not round here, Newcastle was my home, But now I've spent 20yrs in washington where I roam, Now I wonder what is left, A hopeless future at its best, A...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
A day that changed everything
I dread that day the 5th of May, my loving partner passed away, I find it hard that she has gone, undeserved her death was wrong, At 42 a life cut short, I'de double that...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme

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