My Pain
Updated: Aug 18, 2020
Is it in vain?
Am I vain?
I don’t want to be
I don’t
It’s a distraction
Being vain…
My pain
Is it real?
Am I real?
I don’t want to be fake
Since my breast will be
My pain
Doesn’t it count
Do I count?
My Pain
Does my life matter?
Cause I was told that
Black lives matter
My pain
It hurts
Can you feel it?
Cause I do
My name is Marie Michaelle and I am a Spoken Word Artist. I write and perform my own words for audiences. I have two published books of poetry and am currently working on my third. In May 2017 I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Breast Cancer and I lost my entire left breast. Doctors removed the cancer cells and told me that I had caught it early enough and the chances of the cancer returning or spreading was about 12%. A year later in May of 2018 I found out the cancer had spread to my liver. I am now at stage 4 and am fighting the biggest battle of my life to date.