What No One Talks About
Everyone
talks about
how
cancer sucks,
awareness,
championing the cure.
Pink ribbons
&
bravery.
No one
talks about
how
she started smoking
at age 12
getting the cigarettes
from the
school bus driver.
Tongue cancer.
Red ribbon
for the
blood and addiction.
Copyright 2025 Valerie Beers
Bio:
Valeri Beers is from Bangor, Maine. She has published 2 books of poetry. … details… which is out of print and Scratching The Surface which has new poems and all the poems from … details… Scratching The Surface is available on Amazon.
Donation Appeal:
To help victims of cancer and to help foster continuing research into this deadly disease, please consider donating to either The American Cancer Society or The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Thank you.
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