by Daveon D.
Greasy foods are not cool
They'll make you full
I promise you
But are these foods good for you ?
You'll become obese
That's promised to you
Stomach disease's
That's promised too
Are you ready to take this unhealthy move ?
Losing the weight will be hard to do
Do you know what these foods can do too you ?
Obesity, Diabetes, Salmonella
They're all true
They'll hurt you
But eating healthy can help and protect you
From processed foods
With the expiration dates overdue
I'll give you a food choice
Between produce and noodles
Now you tell me
Which one you will do?
"Is he here today?" someone would ask.
Not surprised, it's happened in the past.
My bubbly, smiling, happy Mandarin teacher,
has stage four stomach cancer.
She complained about pain near her stomach
her entire life, but no one would hear it.
She found blood on the toilet
and decided no more could she handle it.
A couple of tests and a trip to the doctor later,
she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
She tried her best to hold in her tears.
After that, my aunt would only live for half a year.
Six months later, my mom gets a call.
"Hey, it's about mom. She's not doing well at all."
A couple weeks later, my mom's on a plane to another country.
"It was hidden in her cough, something that we didn't see."
Slowly and painfully, my grandma started to plea.
She couldn't beat this lung cancer. "Please don't help me."
She died six months later, just like my aunt.
Sitting here we worry, who's next in its hunt?
Cancer has personally affected me and many of my loved ones. I hope that this poem will raise more awareness about about cancer and encourage people to be more invested in their health. The American Cancer Society's website, www.cancer.org, is one of many resources that people can visit for more information about cancer.
