IT IS TRUE (Poem)
Until cancer,
I constantly questioned myself
and doubted her.
Now on bad days, I remember
my ancestors had to learn to
survive the worst, too.
Pain ain’t nothin new.
In me,
their blood runs through.
It is true
that I am my grandmother
returned.
It is true that my thanksgiving
will be well-earned.
Fire
has the ability to burn
or refine.
Guess that’s why I
shine like a new dime
and age like fine wine.