Before she got cancer
It wasn’t like that before she got cancer
She was a constant pain in the neck
always grouching and splitting hairs.
She would give her husband and friends a hard time
never thankful for small mercies
always seeing the glass half empty
Now that her tenure on earth expires
and her candle will not last the night
She thinks she could have lived her life so much better…
Sofia Kioroglou is a Greek poet, writer and perennial traveller to the Holy Land and Egypt. Her recent entry to the Festival for Poetry was singled out at the Best of February and her poems have been selected in the 26 Most Commented Writers Category of Pengician. Her poems can be found online and in print in Lunaris Review, In Between Hangovers, Galleon Literary Journal, Pengician, Galway Review, Verse-Virtual, Dumas de Demain, Books’ Journal, Poetic Diversity, Every Writer, Winamop and Aenaon to name but a few. She has work forthcoming this March in Basil o’ Flaherty. She was one of the winners in the International Competition of Epok.gr this January and her work won a distinction in the Poetry Contest of Unesco Club for the return of the Elgin Marbles to Greece. Her work is mentioned in the Winningwriters Magazine this February.
This is sad … the final line is open to many interpretations … DaP
I have lost many relatives to cancer. The poem is a tribute to them. Thank you for reading and commenting!
life lived in should haves….thanks
True…We must try to live our lives fully in this lifetime!
Many of us do not appreciate the limited amount of time we have. A beautiful and introspective poem that hits a personal note. Thank you.
Kindly welcome, my friend!I appreciate you leaving a comment on the site!Thank you!
Sofia, you are a wonderful writer and poet! I am blessed to know you and your selfless spirit!
Thank you so much, dear Wendell!Same here! God bless you