Silent hunter, he stealthily creeps into one’s body
Expands his empire conquering numerous cells.
Numbness, agony, pain: his cahoots
Poisonous stings pour venom, effortlessly.
Metastatic measures, he is the ultimate one
Harbinger of doleful knell
Horrified humans, weep, bleed, die.
Helplessness, their only respite.
Dentate monster, Cancer is thy name.
We will win over you, you shan’t be seen, ever again!
We will unmask and heal your pathetic face
Wounds you made, will remain as cicatrices.
Cancer, the very name of this disease gives us a shiver down our spine. Millions of people worldwide are fighting against cancer, with their indomitable will power and positive approach towards life. 4th February 2015 is World Cancer Day. “Taking place under the tagline ‘Not beyond us’, World Cancer Day 2015 will take a positive and proactive approach to the fight against cancer, highlighting that solutions do exist across the continuum of cancer, and that they are within our reach.”
This poem is shared with Poets United’s Mid-week Motif ~ Cancer
This is a real battle cry…if we can’t beat it we can certainly stall its war upon us
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powerful emotions.
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A very thoughtful post Maniparna. Reminds me reading of Lance Armstrong and how he fought cancer. And also an initiative by a dear friend of mine – 100 for you where they are trying to support young patients and showing them how strong they are over this deadly disease..
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lovely poem.
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well its scary.. recently i heard that soon everyone of us will be in contact of this dreaded disease somehow or the other .. which makes it so scaryyyyyyyyyyyy
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I’ve heard of such a statistics too… 😦 it’s scary indeed…
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Powerful and inspiring post, great reminder for us to keep fighting against cancer and never give up a hope.
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One day, humankind will find out the way…I hope…
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Cancer affects all – the one who has it and the one who walks along side. Effective poem
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You’re right…it affects the whole family…
Thank you… 🙂
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A poem on cancer !! and that good .. Bravo Mani 🙂
Though it can be curbed now , still its a deadly disease .. i shiver by the name of it and salute the cancer survivors and their families..
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The survivors and the fighters..I salute them too..they’re the real heroes…
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Dentate monster, Cancer is thy name.
We will win over you, you shan’t be seen, ever again!
We will unmask and heal your pathetic face
Wounds you made, will remain as cicatrices. well penned words ! Hope everyone will win over this.
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I hope so too…and I believe, some day we’ll find out the cure too….
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My Granddad died of cancer. Really it’s a silent killer.
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😦 It is everywhere….it seems…
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Wonderful lines! I know what a monster this disease is. How terrible and terrifying!
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Thanks Seesha… it’s terrifying..it really is, even the very name…
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May all who suffer from this deadly disease win this war ..a meaningful post for a cause 🙂
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Thanks Renu… 🙂
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Well penned words for this deadly disease.
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Thanks Indrani…
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May the war be won forever 🙂
Something about a cancer survivor actor – http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/right-dose-of-humour-chemo-sees-innocent-through-cancer/article4595678.ece 🙂
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It was a nice read Teny 🙂 Kudos to such people who are able to keep their sense of humour intact even in bleak times… thanks for sharing the link… 🙂
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Very well written. We must defeat this terrible disease. It is taking on ppl in every family I kno…:-(
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That’s the most horrible part of it…a victim in almost every family 😦
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Blogging for a cause is the real effort to make a difference. Kudos!
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Thanks a lot Parul… 🙂
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My Pa is a survivor Mani and Cancer not only infects the person but the family. It requires great strength from all. And after you survive you are not the same person you once were. Nice creation there.
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You’re absolutely right. My regards to your father Shweta..wish him a long, healthy life…
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Cancers are as diverse as we are. Some are currently incurable, others can be slowed or even stopped for a while and yet others are eminently curable. Gradually we will gain dominance over them all but not before many more tears are shed.
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I hope that day comes soon when we will gain dominance over it..completely…
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yes we must band together to fight cancer…eliminating the environmental poisons in the air we breathe and the insecticides used on our crops for starters….cancer causing agents !
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You’re right..in some ways, we are responsible for making this planet a bad place to thrive…
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Wishing everyone good health ❤️
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Thanks..same here… 🙂
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I have seen my aunt suffer b die of it in front my eyes and we could save her. Yes cancer is painful .. Dangerous. Survivor might have had a great will power. Lets fight it together .
Great post. Arey font colour to change karo
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Thanks for sharing your views. The survivors and the fighters have great will power indeed…also they need support from the family..
Font colour mein kya problem hain? 😀
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Arey woh jo poem that woh thoda dark color hona chahiye tha.. Ab fans ki baat sun lo na 🙂 yeah million thanks for ur support to them
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You create a fine monster image here, and then eradicate it! I hope, I hope your poems’s end becomes reality. A moving powerful poem!
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Thanks Susan, I hope so too… 🙂
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A powerful write. I love your end notes, and hope the pro-active approach makes great headway.
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Thanks, Sherry…hope we’ll defeat this monster soon and can eradicate it from the face of the earth…
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Thank you for your honest and hopeful post. I hope your prediction comes soon – that cancer is irradicated from the issues of medical books.
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I hope so too…thanks for dropping by and sharing you views… 🙂
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Nicely written Maniparna. Hope someday humankind can win against this deadly disease.
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I sincerely hope so… thank you… 🙂
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I hope everyone wins 🙂
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We all hope so… perhaps this is the only issue, on which, the whole world thinks in the same way… 🙂
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i can hope that we win…i like how you give it the feel of an invading army…or a monster that lurks, creeping in…as it is…but i like the battle charge to face it there in the end as well…
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Thanks Brian..always nice to hear from you… 🙂
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