Gamblin’ Man
It’s just a small spot on the x-ray, you said.
I knew there were no small spots.
As I pushed you down that endless hallway
you confided in me:
Been watching the obits lately,
thought my odds were better—
I was bettin’ on seventy two.
For three years you chemo’ed
radiated
deteriorated
all of it eating away
at your frame
dulling your mind,
until you weren’t you anymore.
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Stacey Dye has been writing radio and television copy since 1979 and does voice overs at a local cable TV station. She's been writing poetry since she was a teenager. She is a member of the Internet Writing Workshop and the Wild Poetry Forum.
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