|Articles|October 13, 2017

Survivor: A Poem

Editor’s Note: This piece was submitted by a contributing writer and does not represent the views of CURE Media Group.

I'm a cancer survivor

I want you to know

I'm a cancer survivor

I live with a glow

I'm a cancer survivor

And happy to be

I'm a cancer survivor

And glad to be me

I see that you're a survivor too

We are so alike, just me and you

We savor our time be it joy or strife

​Each breath is a gift - a sweet breath of life


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