Stupid Fucking Cancer

Finally

Something exists in the world

That doesn’t discriminate

That doesn’t see people

For Race

Or gender

Or age

Or religion

Or sexual orientation

Or anything else 

That gets discriminated against

Finally

Something exists

That sees all people as equals

Unfortunately though

That thing

Is fucking cancer

Excuse me for saying this

And for being so vulgar 

But I’d just like to say

Fuck you to cancer

Fuck you hard

Fuck you 

For weakening those

Who are otherwise so strong

Fuck you

For causing so much pain

In hearts that are supposed 

To just be filled with love

And fuck you 

For taking away my friend

And my other friend’s dad

And my other friend’s wife

And my other friend’s mom

And my other friends’ dads

(I know I already said that

But damn it 

There’s more than one)

And for my aunt

And pretty much every woman

On my mom’s side of the family

Who has died

And for my stepmom’s mom

And for my other friends’ friends

And for the countless others I know

That I haven’t been able to mention here

Because there is only so much room

In one stupid fucking poem 

For that much stupid fucking cancer

But for all of them

I say fuck you

I say fuck you

On behalf of all of the people I’ve never met

And have no connection to at all except you

Who have walked for miles

And five kilometers

And done half marathons

And full marathons

And walked for three fucking days straight

Just to say

In a more peaceful

And unified way

Fuck you

Stupid fucking cancer

They say fuck you

On behalf of their aunts

And mothers

And friends

And sisters

And cousins

And partners

And spouses

And fathers

And grandfathers

And grandmothers

And sons

And co-workers

And brothers

And daughters

And everyone else 

Who has been affected

And infected 

And taunted 

And chastised by you

And teased with a clean bill of health

Only for you to come back stronger

And harder

And uglier than before

As though you have a vengeance 

Against internal organs

On behalf of internal organs everywhere

I say fuck you

Fuck you

For manifesting in so many ways

Fuck you for being silent

And fuck you for crying out loud

Fuck you

For being the first thing in the world

That doesn’t discriminate against race

Or gender

Or preference

Or anything else that people discriminate against

But for being

A salty, vengeful son-of-a-bitch

That doesn’t like to lose

To that I say

Fuck you

Stupid fucking cancer

Fuck. You.