Year Six

In the cancer world, reaching five years is a sign of being "cancer-free" or to whisper that other c-word --- cured.  Year Six begins a new life, new celebrations, new goals... a new universe

Here we are in year six
still seems like yesterday
it took 13 days for your hair to fall out
it took 4 months for chemo to end
it took 30 days to be burned

 
yet it took only one minute
for fear to enter my life

 
here we are in year six
still seems like yesterday
it took 6 months for your hair to return
it took 2 minutes to do blood work
it took 5 days to see if you’re still in remission

 
yet it took only one minute
for fear to enter my life

 
here we are in year six
still seems like yesterday
it took a day to comfort our kids
it took a day to comfort our family
it took a day to comfort each other

 
yet it took only one minute
for fear to enter my life

 
here we are in year six
still seems like yesterday
it still takes everyday to say “I love you”
it still takes everyday to thank God
for our time together
it still takes everyday to remember
your strength and courage

 
yet it took only one minute
for fear to enter my life

 
here we are in year six
still seems like yesterday
its taken 6 years to let out a sigh
its taken 6 years to not fear tomorrow
its taken 6 years to know our honeymoon
has just begun

yet it took only one minute
for fear to enter my life
and another minute for it to leave
because we are husband and wife
with faith and love we will survive