Have you ever been punched
So hard that you felt winded?
The day we found out
Was a punch so deep
That I felt constantly winded from that day on
But it was almost like I'd been waiting for this day
We're all bound to get bad news one day
So mine was finally here
"My mother has cancer"
It sounded so foreign every time I said it out loud
Were we lucky to know?
To have a warning?
A reminder about the one fact that we all know is guaranteed
That we can't all be here forever.
So now we know that death is on her doorstep
Sooner than we expected
I'm still numb, still winded
But strangely, I feel grateful
That we've had a warning, a reminder.
So thank you
Whoever you are
For that deep deep punch.
