The Moment of Diagnosis

Blood Lines Poem 1

My universe explodes - space collapses

Time sags, slows and spirals

Into the black hole inside me

A billion stars glitter their promises

I am light years from reaching them

Lost in interstellar space

A new sea of gravitational reality

Ripples through me

Somehow rebirth begins

Being given a blood cancer diagnosis was a very surreal moment. It’s a time that stands still and the space between you, inside and outside your body and the doctor is the equivalent of straddling different universes. Like other significant life events, it’s also a moment that remains with you, forever imprinted into your memory. It is the end of one part of your life and the beginning of another and a venture into the unknown.

On a more humorous note, years ago when I had just set up Creative STAR, I was invited to sponsor a UFO stake out, the reason being "There's nowhere more outdoors than outer space." Whilst I politely declined the offer, I still love this as an idea and enjoy looking up :) 

Flynne’s Barn is a place where young people living with cancer can come together and find connection in beautiful surroundings and provides a range of immersive outdoor and creative experiences. I am sharing one poem per day during September 2022 to raise money for this charity. To donate, visit my Go Fund Me page. Many thanks.