As part of each issue of Flourish Magazine, we release weekly digital content alongside our free print magazine, on the Artlift and Yes to Life blogs. This is often content we couldn’t fit into the magazine’s limited pages, or film and music, but loved and wanted to show the world.
This issue of Flourish Magazine was on the theme of ‘Movement’, with submissions from those living with or beyond cancer received through an open call for creative responses to the theme.
This week’s instalment is a hilarious poem by Sheran Joy about getting ready for a holiday when you’re going through cancer.
Read the print magazine online for free here, and watch this space for more digital content!
Holiday Thoughts by Sheran Joy
Here I’m sat
Proud and flat
But not needing to share their demise
I’ve discovered bandeau
With inserts in tow
Employing the art of disguise
I’m back at the gym
To try get the lower end thin
Ready to go forth flat and shine
For now prothesis will do
So’s not to resemble Winnie the Poo
So beach ready, no one else knows they’re not mine!
My nails are now strong
I’m growing them long
Rediscovering the glamorous me
I hold my head high
False nips point to the sky
No ageing boobs knocking my knee!
I’ve embraced ‘chemo curl’
Well I’ll give it a whirl
Dreaming of sea salt tousled tresses
My brows are tattooed
I’m feeling renewed
Sporting bright, bold printed dresses
Yes my meds make me ache
My mobility’s not great
Hot flushes – yeah they’re a pain
But Cancer we’re done
Now to follow the sun
Right let’s go – get me on board that plane!
