Inoperable. The Cancer. Inoperable. My love for you. It cannot be removed or undone. Time passed only proves it, not lessens it. Like the disease, you became part of who I am. Our introduction was my renaissance, and you delivered a born-again human, cutting my cord with your teeth and grabbing my ass instead of […]
Bekah Steimel
Bekah Steimel is a poet whose work has been published globally. Recent poems have appeared in Impossible Archetype, the Stray Branch, and Picaroon Poetry. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri, and can be found online at bekahsteimel.com and followed on Twitter and Instagram @BekahSteimel.
Cancer Lyric R
Our lips first connected in a place immersed in death. I did meet you in a bar, as boring and stereotypical as it sounds. However, I first kissed you in a graveyard, so I’m hoping that cancels out the clichéd introduction. Yet, I’ve been wondering about our premier kiss—was it a sign of painful things […]