TGIF holds new meaning for me
Each Friday will be followed by
Two days in which
Our car does not
Back out from our garage
And head straight toward Mayo as
If on auto pilot
It’s not that radiation has been
A pain: however
The fact that I will remain
Unmasked over the weekend
Is a welcome reprieve from
Feeling all of my facial features
(My eyes, nose, mouth, chin
Throat and neck) attached firmly to
The radiation table, as my whole head is
Tightly encased within
A personalized, hardened mesh mask that
Prevents my moving (from
The neck upward) so much as
A millimeter (as though to protect
Everyone in the room from
H. L. whenever that
Evil character had need to be
Temporarily released from his cage—
Chomp! Chomp!) 😱
Just kidding!
I don’t feel like Hannibal the cannibal
I do feel seriously squished within
This hardened head mask that
Attaches to the radiation table upon which
I lie, face up
Five days, each week
🙋🏻♀️🌈🍀Annie
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