Elixir
Conditions
cannot claim your name:
you transcend
bone, muscle, blood.
"Incurable"?
Their word, not yours.
Panacea:
in your smile all the while.
Elixir © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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22 words (prompt limit). Healing brevity challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2738809-22-words-or-less---Alex-Myles-noguest
Submitted: December 19, 2019