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Aye. Natasha, this write kills me.

My 38 year old brother has double lung cancer, been undergoing the radiation, chemo for 18 months....

is now scheduled for surgery in early December...

I'll be back to comment properly when I can...

F ucking amazing. As usual.

Emotional lines i like it

This is so cleverly done, you captured it so well and I like the flow of the poem because it does not stumble at all when it comes to the start of each new line. So well done for that.

The content of the poem is so powerful as I am sure many of us have gone through this with someone they love, I know I have. It is something we wish we could stop so much but we can't. It destroys a lot more than just the person, it is devastating to everyone involved.

Your title is such a strong and powerful title, because it indeed kills a lot, but it kills hope. It leaves everyone feeling helpless and hopless about the future and the present sometimes too.

I am sorry if you are going through this, I wish there was a magic wand to prevent this disease. I hope one day there will be. xxx

This is sooo..just WOW. I lost both of my grandparents within two years of each other to lung cancer, and this feels so..just. wow. Natasha. wow. You captured all the torture of the treatments, the effects of them, the pain of losing someone you love - somebody dying far before their time. And I love the last part - about how they take it. My grandpa was the same way. Joking, cussing - it almost made it easier.

You're a fantastic writer, Natasha. You pick subjects that are hard to write about, and you make them almost easy to read.