Turn Left at the Horizon

Turn left at the horizon

Light a candle to find the sun

I did everything you told me

Now say that chemo is done

Get cats to jump ineptly

Have a snowflake drift down in June

Hold the tears until tomorrow

Now stop the surgeries soon.

Watch leaves turn red in springtime

Hear the moon howl back at the dogs

You said we would get here someday

Now lift radiation’s fog.

Feel snakes grow warm and fuzzy

Watch the oceans dry up at last.

Force a smile because I said so,

Now promise the cancer’s past.

Turn left at the horizon

Light a candle to find the sun

The battle is joined relentless

Now finished, we’ve just begun.

Sandra L. Shea, Ph.D.

Family & Community Medicine