Veneer
Lipstick
veneer to shade
What
you are made of
And
who you are
Eye
liner applied
Just
so to hide
The
cancer inside
Your
soul
You
know
If
they can’t see
Then
it doesn’t have to be
Real
Chris
McQueeney 7/24/12 10:06
P.M.
I have had an
interesting life. Some would say that was putting it mildly, I’m not sure about
that. What I do know is the life I have had is mine. I can use that life, its
experiences, the good, and yes the bad, to prosper and grow. Having lived the
way I did I have a perspective that has been hard won, but still needs to be
flexible.
I have a story
in the works about my life around the time my little sister got cancer. She has
asked me to tell her story, and in time I will, but first I have to clear the
path for it. Now you may be wondering why I bring this up…my sister, my amazing
little sister gave birth to my niece the day before yesterday. The act of
giving birth was something she, and we her friends and family, never thought
would happen. This birth and the baby brought to this world are a miracle!
Yesterday I
learned a friend of mine passed away. He had brain tumors, and they were what
ultimately took his life. He was also an alcoholic. But he died sober…and I
will miss him. I will miss his crazy antics, and I will miss that amazing heart
he only was able to show to few. Jon may you find the peace you so desperately
sought in life where you go now. Good by my friend I will miss you……
Chris
5 comments:
wow...that is quite the miracle...cancer, ugh, has touched my fam greatly...i am sorry for the loss of your friend too...i am glad he died sober though...
nice verse as well...just cause they cant see it does not mean it is not there...under the make up
You know I share both the joy and the sadness.
I am speechless. Read this earlier and had to think about comment. The life that has happened in your family is a story to be told--your sister's, a new life, and of course, yours. To think you nearly were not the writer you are and there is so much worth being written.
I am sorry to hear you lost a friend yesterday...
xxamy
Very moving piece. Made me cry.
Me too Berlinerin! Very moving.
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