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ON HAVING CANCER

offensively boastful poem
about shameless self-indulgence

Not too bad.
Sitting here, taking my drugs,
Eating chocolate,
Practicing, quietly,
Being twice as smart
As half the rest of the planet.
"Is it true that Cornucopia is allergic to nuts?"
My mother asks me.
It is true.
My wife told me on the phone just yesterday.
But I had already completely forgotten
This daughter datum.

Copyright © 2006 Hugh Cook

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