Thoughts on Recurrence of Cancer

I wonder how I'd feel if they told me
That my cancer had come back
Would I run and shout and scream
Crying 'God make it a dream'?
Or would I cut myself a little slack?

It would probably depend on the prognosis
And what the treatment might be
With a little trepidation
I could stand more radiation
But I'd draw the line at chemotherapy

I know that I have said that we'll hang on
To life by the skin of our teeth
But it isn't in my scheme-o
To want to battle chemo
I'd rather look at daisies from underneath

That's the way that I feel at this moment
If I had a recurrence, I might renege
It's hard for me to know
Which direction I would go
Would I want to drink life down to the last dreg?

It's not something that I think of all the time
It just comes to the surface now and then
And I think it's natural
To devise a ritual
That enables me to think straight again

So if you're in a similar situation
Perhaps you'll take some solace from these lines
You are not the only one
Don't think you are alone
And just look around this world for wondrous signs