Wild Yellow Rosebush

Part I

Seemingly blowing in a wind
on and endless plain,
more medical complications and hospital stays,
Victoria lost a kidney this time.
Chemotherapy activated her lupus gene;
which causes the body to reject things
like vital organs.

Escalating differentials as a front moves in.
Victoria's perverted former father figure
attempts to rape her.
Shortly after,
a shotgun blasts through her picture window,
then another
just after a new pane had been installed;
a half-sister,
another victim, with misplaced anger.

Just when things settle down,
and maybe we can meet...
Leukemia....

Part II

Like being ripped out of the ground,
Victoria is back in the hospital,
not feeling so good.
They wanted to help her breathe.
Shortly, her throat was swollen shut,
another case of medical incompetence.

Like sizzling in the sun,
Chemotherapy is worse this time.
So is the cancer.
I refuse to give up and will not let her either.
I demand that she hang on.

Like new soil,
I pray the new marrow will help.
I would miss my number one fan,
I would miss my Tammy-Vicky,
if I lost her.
And it would be tragic
if she never got that hug she wants so much.

Part III

Calmer winds blow now.
I am happy to say
it has been a year and Tammy is still with us.
This story still goes on because she held on.
Although her health struggles still goes on,
she is getting better.

Like a gentle breeze on a sunny day,
Tammy-Vicky finally did get that hug.
We plan for many more to come.

By Michael A. Crane, Jr.
Some elements originally parts in "Transitional Tears"
This Version Created: December 20, 2003
This Revision: December 21, 2003
Some stanzas adjusted for consistency across devices: June 22, 2019
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