Within Me
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My name is Alexa.
I'm 15 years old.
And cancer is within me.
Within my body,
but not my soul.
And it never will be in my soul.
I have a bucket list,
like lots of other people.
There's not much on it,
only a few things.
• swim with dolphins at midnight
• fall in love with someone cute
• beat cancer once and for all
And I will accomplish them.
Because within me is cancer.
But also determination.
I have a year (as the doctor told my mom) to fulfill my bucket list wishes.
And I'm going to do it.
Not tomorrow.
Not later in life.
But now.
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