life is something to be cherished

life is something to be cherished.
when someone gets cancer, it's always a surprise.
it's sneaks up or appears when it's not expected or welcome.
who am I kidding, why would it ever be welcomed?
why...
life is never going to be ready for cancer.
the person who has the cancer will never be ready.
the family of that person will never be ready.
those miraculous bodies of ours, created by God
filled with working cells with systems and processes
are still not ready for cancer.
nope.
so now, we pray.
pray...pray...pray...
pray for babies to have their mothers stay alive,
husbands to keep their wives for the years to come,
families to have more hugs to come...
to not take for granted
a single touch, word, bat of an eyelash,
no experience forgotten.
life is something to be cherished.