He killed my mother inch by inch.
He spread his fangs to her
lungs, liver, skin, lymphs.
She howled,screamed, cried.
Shocked the Doctors by refusing
to take pain killers.
He squeezed the life out of her,
she fought him until her last breath.
She died in my arms ; fiercely loved.
I saw him eye to eye with hatred smeared all over !
He lost to 'love'! Cancer can kill a body
But not the love. He lost in killing. I won by living for her.
Her flag bearer.Her progeny. Her flesh and blood.
~ Jael Varma
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