Meredith Ives

Chasing the Moon

I can almost reach it
It’s so very close
Yet so far away
And all I can wonder is when

I have cancer
And not just any kind
This is a new problem
Without a solution

The radiation isn’t working
Of course they said it would
But I knew in my heart
They were lying

All the hospitals and sad faces
They are what I see now
If only I could reach it
Then the pain would go away

They won’t set a date
Their faith still remains
But I know my demise
All too well

Surgeons and physicians often stop by
Explaining my options and telling me
That I am a fighter and will survive
Yet all I want is to have peace

Each day I get closer to the end
And it becomes harder to see my family
I almost have it within my grasp
Then smile for I am at peace

I look down from heaven
With a sigh of relief
That ordeal is done with
And now I’m at peace

But my loved ones are mourning my passing
Down on earth far away from me
As if they didn’t know death would come
Expecting me to live a long healthy life

I suppose
They were just chasing the moon
As I once had done
Unaware that they’d never catch it