i’m em
barrassed to learn
i have cancer
as though it were a
revelation of dark
fate or
caused by some such
compromising situation as
eating food with dirty
hands or
filthy water in the
mouth from a bangkok
klong.
then there is
work...
who should i
tell & how will they
look at me
then?
& fear of
death, of course, &
suffering...
bringing pain &
confusion into the
hearts of those I
care for.
but for now,
i’m rushing home to
watch the setting
sun with you, my love.
thank God, we know
the sun is always
rising.