Lilly Oncology on Canvas 2010 Exhibit

I was asked to submit another piece into the Lilly Oncology on Canvas this year.  I responded by submitting the following piece and poem.

"Awakening"

Awakening

I heard a scream in the distance

Was that me?

A warm hand

Words spinning in my head

Minutes, hours and days go by

It’s raining on the inside

I look into the mirror

The reflection is familiar

A climb high and strenuous

I am reaching, stretching

The apex is near

Is that a beacon?

Another day, a precious gift

A warrior, a survivor

I reached deep within

I fought a good fight

A cancer journey, a chrysalis

Art is my silver lining

To share with others

To give color in a world so gray

It took cancer to awaken my soul.

By Susan H. Schaffer