OTHER LIFE a collection of poems about breast cancer...
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MAMMOGRAPHY... p 8
Under the press, for the first time in my life.
Curious, how much pain will it give?
“I'm sure I can handle it”, tough and bared I stood there.
I quickly saw the pain.
With every push of a button, tears burst in my eyes.
“Hold on,” you said almost immoved.
As a wringer for your swimsuit, my skin pulled in.
Hold on, we're about to start.
You ran away, and there I was.
My chin stiff against the cold steel.
Moveless, stuck against the cold metal.
Biting my teeth.
Waiting for you to come back.
Grutting the pain until you took the pressure away again.
I've heard the stories for many years.
For the first time in my life I experienced “the bus”.
It was an experience, for me the first time.
Luckily, this bus never comes for me again.
ITEM 3 (19-2-2020)
DOCTOR... page 7
Lying in your room.
The paper crackles under my bare back.
Carefully, you touch my breasts.
You act tenderly, but the touch feels stiff.
