Median survival after diagnosis is fifteen months
*
So finally accountable
for the clogged
toilet
even when the rubber
block or Matchbox
car obstructing water
flow wasn’t yours
and the seizure came
out of nowhere
*
Five-year survival rate is just 5 percent
*
Throwing Grandpa
Bonnard’s shaving brush
down the laundry
chute pinging
off the basket below
Sailing a cousin
across the condominium
on a TV tray
cherished childhood memories
pandemonium
*
Current standard of care consisting of surgery
radiation and chemotherapy
is not effective
*
Home Depot
stroller streaking
behind Theo’s
dinosaur rain jacket
as I’m cradling the new
blinds in long boxes
The slats of those
at home snaggled
in mouths around my bed
bleed polluted
light on cloudy nights
