56 bright lights illuminated the scanner

Shone against the grey and white image

In every artery
In every bone
In every organ

In every place that required oxygen
In every place that ever felt anything but pain

Its radiance was too bright for me to see
I shielded my eyes
I looked away

Its meaning was too clear for me to see
I shielded my eyes
I looked away

They tell you that cancer is a disease

But what they don't tell you is that it can break a human heart in two.