I don’t get poetry. Why should I have to work hard to understand some lame words of wisdom? It’s just frustrating. The end sentence is anti-climactic. It could be written much better in straight English. Yep, I just don’t get poetry.
The lady in the strip has the wrong attitude and she is perhaps sealing her fate with her negative reaction. Never underestimate the power of the mind on the body. Unfortunately there is such a stigma with the word cancer (media/Dr hype) many people shut down their defences upon hearing the word. Imagine if that energy were to be channelled properly!
On a grey, rainy day this is so moving, it zings my heart. We all connect with each other. If we want to.