The doctor’s words weave through the air

by Adrian B. · 26/02/2026
Published 26/02/2026 17:19

The doctor’s words weave through the air,

a quiet diagnosis wrapped tight like a noose,

yet here in my chest, a familial care,

a legacy of burdens I can’t excuse.


My grandmother’s eyes, fierce yet frail,

a photograph’s weight clings to the walls,

she fought through her life, though her hands would fail,

and I wonder, in shadows, who else falls.

#family legacy #illness #intergenerational trauma #mortality

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