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  1. 21. Floundering

    I wrote this poem during my first visit with my mother after learning a few days before Christmas that she has Stage IV kidney cancer. I do not live in the same state as my mother, but spent the Christmas holiday with her. During our time together, I struggled with a range of emotions. I wanted to be a source of support for my mother, and yet I was still digesting the news and trying to come to terms with it.

    • By Dr. Jamie Y. Marable
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2015 with permission of the Author.

    Emotion. Less.
    A tall order of contradictions
    Compassion
    Space

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