By DJ Grant
In Loving Memory
Kirsten M. French
1988 – 2023
cancer in her bones
cancer in her cage
frantic butterflies
trapped in a rage
Pain that would cause the weak to shiver
Courage that would make a lion whisper
cancer in her bones
cancer in her cage
suffering bred in
her wisdom sage
“Don’t wait until you start dying to live.” KMF
cancer in her bones
cancer in her cage
ripped from her life at
too young an age
Please tell my daughter, please tell my wife
I am with you forever, you are my life
cancer in her bones
cancer in her cage
frantic butterflies
trapped in a rage
DJ Grant holds a bachelor’s degree in English, Emphasis Literature, from The University of British Columbia. An award-winning writer and artist, Grant work can be found on The Mighty, The Lehrhaus, and Cosmic Daffodil Journal. DJ Grant is a disabled artist who lives – and sleeps – with Narcolepsy.