From Misfortune's Hands, Gifts Fall
I've been intimate with the Devil
as he rode burning in my veins
I've lived with the imps of malignancy
their horror, confusion, and pain...
I have risen from the mire of sorrow
What was taken is no more, no less
Than the means for me
to leave a legacy
of my own blood and flesh.
There will be things left in this world
which are uniquely me:
A poem; artwork of needle and thread
for all who wish to see...
I've traveled in the hands of my Angels
I've been shown darkness,
and brightest light -
I've seen through the panes into my own soul
free from hindrances, with new sight!
Many paths have been opened to me,
I embrace this journey with outstretched arms.
The choice is mine, which road to walk -
Hope abounds, entwined with Harm.
Some avenues toward my future are clear,
yet some remain obscured in mist -
Walk on, I must - for the beckon of Life
is a call which I cannot resist...
KECline / 04-93
I received my last chemotherapy treatment for Stage II-C Ovarian Cancer in Aprfil, 1996 - Hallelujiah & Blessed BE!!