mastectomy dreams
It was just after 9pm
and a sharp pain on the left side
of my chest
suddenly convinced me that I had
breast cancer.
In a silent spree of hypochondria,
I began mentally evaluating
the implications of my condition.
I imagined telling my family, my friends.
I envisaged their distress, their devastation.
I however, felt surprisingly nonchalant about the news.
I was overcome by a zen calmness
that bordered on existential enlightenment.
I believed, quite abruptly, that our earthly bodies are merely transient vessels.
I knew that my sickness would enable me to transcend my physical form.
I flexed my upper left arm and tried
to comprehend how my chest would feel with this absence.
I considered options such as
silicone replacements
and a life of padded bras.
and a sharp pain on the left side
of my chest
suddenly convinced me that I had
breast cancer.
In a silent spree of hypochondria,
I began mentally evaluating
the implications of my condition.
I imagined telling my family, my friends.
I envisaged their distress, their devastation.
I however, felt surprisingly nonchalant about the news.
I was overcome by a zen calmness
that bordered on existential enlightenment.
I believed, quite abruptly, that our earthly bodies are merely transient vessels.
I knew that my sickness would enable me to transcend my physical form.
I flexed my upper left arm and tried
to comprehend how my chest would feel with this absence.
I considered options such as
silicone replacements
and a life of padded bras.
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