Our Bones Matter

A poem about our bones for cancer research

Denise Larkin, BA (Hons)
The Lark Publication
3 min readMar 24, 2023

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Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash

Bones are a bitter foe,
Pain and disease start to grow,
A silent thief that steals one’s health,
And leaves behind a trail of stealth.

The bones that once were sturdy and strong,
Are now the battleground for a fight that’s long,
The pain that throbs, the constant…

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Denise Larkin, BA (Hons)
The Lark Publication

Mastodon: @dlarkin121@me.dm An author/writer of fiction novels and poetry living in London writing about her experiences on Medium. dlarkin121@gmail.com