cancer
it’s gravely ironic.
an excess of growth and genesis
at its core
a surplus of life
but with it
a superfluity of death
—Published 27th March 2019
About Fredrick Martyn
Fredrick Martyn is a medical student, writer and poet, originally from Toronto, Canada. He writes for the medical satire website GomerBlog and sometimes performs his poetry at Busboys & Poets in Washington, DC. His words can be found at fredrickmartyn.weebly.com