The Race of Life

We worked in and worked out She knelt down in silent prayer Our bodies shaped without doubt Unable to see the pain so rare We danced and we sang songs She gave the best of herself to all We watched her smile a mile long Unable to see the fear lurking on the wall And as we soared and ate gala feast She kept a vigil by the window sill The disease ate her like a starved beast Alone she took the chemo, the pain and the pill We fought and watched each other’s back She went thru some searing days The angels watched her every track They were with her all the way Sad and disturbed and neglected we felt She showed miracles with a smiling face With strength and hope and confidence She ran ahead of us in this life’s race Dedicated to the most wonderful woman I’ve ever known, my spiritual mother, (AM), who had breast cancer and she survived and is well. 27/10/2012 By Tahera Mannan