məˈtastəˌsīz/
verb (used without object), me·tas·ta·sized, me·tas·ta·siz·ing.
1. Pathology.(of malignant cells or disease-producing organisms) to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces.
2. to spread injuriously:
3. to transform, especially into a dangerous form.
Long after
I excised you,
the after effects
remained.
For months
I carved out chunks
of necrotic flesh
until I saw the
raw, pink
tissue beneath.
I've had heartbreaks before.
Trials,
losses, and
devastations,
but never have I
been so depleted
by another.
The metastisis of you
spread
from heart
to organs
to blood
to bone,
deeply taking up residence.
Extreme measures
were required.
Radical amputation
followed by chemotherapy,
my only choice,
but worthwhile
considering
the alternative
of allowing
that cancer to
continue to wreck havoc
in my being,
my family,
my world.
Although the price
of severing you
was dear,
and I continue to
dig my way clear,
the gratitude
for losing
the necrotic limb
that was us
is great
and the poison
required
to cleanse me
of you
flows sweetly
through my veins.
Remission
will be mine.
~ Mk Michaels
