enjoy this writing from Christine Stoddard
in the free 6" x 9" 2017 PDF file chapbook: The Eating Game
(click on the front cover image or the
title text to download the free PDF file)
Chemo for Breakfast
Christine Stoddard
The tumors will not eat eggs
and they are immune
to the fatty fragrance of bacon.
Coffee has become too bitter
even for flagellation.
This vitamin tastes
like musty air,
but it may extend your life
by a month or a year.
In that time, you will lust
for flavors
you knew before the cancer
seized your pen
and wrote
your next chapter.