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Ten Minute Phone Call
She’s been placed on hospice
“When? When did you find out?”
Tuesday, we got the results on Tuesday.
The cancer has spread
E V E R Y W H E R E
Lungs
Kidney
Colon
Stomach
I swallow,
Looking at myself
In the bathroom mirror,
Fighting back tears.
“How long does she have?”
She only has a few weeks to live
………
I only have fifteen minutes
To get ready for work
But I keep crying
All of my makeup off
How can I go to work
When I feel so sad inside,
How can I go up to a table,
Put a smile on my face
And act like everything is okay
When it’s not
But I swallow,
Grit my jaw
And apply the rest of my makeup,
Get my uniform on
Grab my apron
And drive to work
As I open the door to the restaurant,
I slip my invisible mask on,
Tucking my sadness
Into a secret compartment of my heart,
Locking it away
Until I can pull it out later,
Suppressing it,
Ignoring it,
Hoping in vain
That it will somehow go away
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May 5, 2022👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻