Cancer laid itself down br Like black muck br Upon white lace br Devouring every inch br Without hesitation br Or respite; br Filling itself br To the full br Of all that br Once was perfect, tangible; br Unwitting losers br To it's rancorous bite; br Bitterness that far br surpassed the spleen; br A bilious character br Outright mean; br Growing wildly br Often unseen; br In the once Virgin br Bodies of health;br br Theodora (Theo) Onkenbr br