I move silently striking bone, blood, & flesh,
Like a silent assassin studying you & moving around your body under the cover of darkness!
Activating an army of cancer cells!
From the inside I multiply attacking you!

I may travel through your lymph nodes!
Strengthening my ability as I grow & multiply – remaining undetected, unless I unleash my pain!

Like a poisonous vine tightening my grip!
Invading spaces that excludes a surgeon’s reach!

Despite the pain I inflict …. You ignore me!
My presence on your skin… only serves to confuse!
A lump that is questioned – giving me time to grow!

When I cause you to bleed in intimate places – and you delay examination to avoid blushing faces.

Gaslit by doctors who don’t always recognise the Big C!
Minimisimg & dismissing concerns, or saying let’s wait & see.

Meanwhile I have the ability to move undetected – despite the blood tests & scans!
Often growing in places hard to reach by the surgeons hands!

I can be aggressive if I am not discovered fast! The hands of time ticking faster in terms of how long you will last!

The longer I remain in your body my grip taking hold! Like a vine wrapped around you with a strong choke hold!

Some try to burn me with chemo or radiation; whilst others try to cut me out!
But if you try to kill me – I might come back stronger!

So if you don’t listen to your body or remain vigilant of me… and you leave that lump in your body – you will soon see!

If you leave the pain in your body, or leave an uneven shaped mole! Or if you don’t advocate for yourself it could be years I have stole!

Feeding off your stress; worry; misery & strife! Whilst you are in the most significant fight for your life! ..

I am the silent assassin – and you…
A victim of fate!!

Yours Sincerely,
The Big C
I am great!

Written by Wendy Roberts 01-12-2025 All Rights Reserved