As her cells multiply Uncontrollably, unforgivingly With my lungs, I cry With hers, all is scary

Too young to comprehend Too young to believe Still can't understand the end Still think all is deceive

Chemicals failing, hopes as well My strength totem, weakened severely Will medicines work, hoping time will tell But time too is evil, false hopes surely

You can't be gone, I hug what's left Crazy world we live, all this a test The machine flatlines, me a victim of theft I beg I cry, but god loves her best

This pain of lost, makes my chest bury My queen gone, to this fickle endeavor But in the grand scheme, death is temporary Because within me, mama lives forever

This piece is dedicated to my late mother who lost her battle to lung cancer in 2015. I hope this piece encapsulates my pain of her loss and immortalizes her in memory.

10% of profits will go to a cancer charity in my home country. Receipt on twitter.