out of the blue

just like that

with a snap of a finger

a hit with a bat.

they told her.

she was four and young,

unable to know.

her parents wept

as it swept

her away.

the treatments came often

but nothing could soften

the burning pain.

its like a chain

that drags you down

with it

bit by bit.

but stay strong

it won’t be long.

the hair on her head

fled.

fight through it

it didn’t slow her down a bit

as her family would sit

it couldn’t split

her from the world.

her progress increasing

it was ceasing

she was four and young

unable to know.

her parents wept

tears of joy.

she stayed strong.

it wasn’t long.

the hair on her head came back in strong.

cancer won the battle

but lost the war.